Wild Goose Chase Island
Wild Goose Chase Island is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherven Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 18 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Three Rivers Park District
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.1 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 18 mi
- Mound · 19 mi
- May Mountain · 19 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherven Park: 0.4 mi
- Casco Point Beach: 0.7 mi
- Swenson Park: 0.9 mi
- Wilkes Park: 0.9 mi
- Tyrone Park: 0.9 mi
- Wawatasso Island: 1.7 mi
- Highwood Park: 2.2 mi
- Kingswood Park Restoration Area: 4.1 mi
- Lowry Woods Nature Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- Bluff Creek Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Schmid Farmhouse Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Excelsior Veteran's Monument: 3.6 mi
- Crosby Rock: 3.8 mi
- Long Lake Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Missile: 5.8 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.0 mi
- Grape Arbor: 3.0 mi
- Excelsior Mens Garden Club: 3.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.1 mi
- Hasta Glade: 4.1 mi
- Sails: 3.3 mi
- Anchor Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral: 4.3 mi
- Sud III: 4.3 mi
- Swimmers: 4.4 mi
- Arboretum Apple House: 3.6 mi
- Paisley Park Studios: 5.4 mi
- Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 10.5 mi
- Downtown Park: 10.7 mi
- Burnes Park: 11.1 mi
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts: 3.4 mi
- Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- Museum of Lake MInnetonka: 3.4 mi
- Minnesota Streetcar Museum: 3.7 mi
- Berens Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Casco Point Beach: 0.7 mi
- Lydiard Beach: 1.4 mi
- Crescent Beach: 1.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.1 mi
- Wekota Beach: 2.4 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 5.6 mi
- Covered pavillion: 6.6 mi
- Shady Ridge: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 12.3 mi
- Woodcrest: 14.3 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 14.1 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 20.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 22.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 22.8 mi
- Seminary Hill: 24.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 20.6 mi
- Shadow Falls: 21.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 24.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 15.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 20.5 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 21.3 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- San Francisco: 15.8 mi
- Dickinson: 16.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Goose Chase Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | ENE 69° | 293.522 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:48 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chanhassen Wsfo, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/144131977
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 18 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 20 mi
- Twin Cities · 21 mi
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