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Arlington Park

Arlington Park from directly overhead

Arlington Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheelock Triangles, a park 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.9 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates44.97667, -93.07242

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wheelock Triangles: 0.6 mi
  • Arlington Arkwright Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wheelock Parkway: 0.6 mi
  • Wheelock Triangles: 0.6 mi
  • Eastside Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 1.7 mi
  • Imniżaska: 2.0 mi
  • Willow Reserve: 2.2 mi
  • Maplewood Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Southwood Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 46
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.0 mi
  • Wabun A: 7.7 mi
  • Wabun B: 7.7 mi
  • Wabun C: 7.7 mi
  • Wabun D: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Seminary Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.3 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.8 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 1.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 3.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 1.9 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 4.5 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 4.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 7.1 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arlington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 114°330 m20.2 mi
Dills MoundSE 131°320 m20.6 mi
Starks MoundSE 126°310 m19.5 mi
Bissel's MoundESE 107°307 m12.2 mi
Norwegian HillWNW 292°293.522 m9.0 mi
Coons HillE 90°268 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032465868737062483421

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee872 obs
  • Red-belted Bumble Bee398 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee376 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee216 obs
  • Black-and-gold Bumble Bee209 obs
  • Monarch111 obs
  • Rusty-patched Bumble Bee100 obs
  • Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee95 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/56009475

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