Audubon Park
Audubon Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Deming Heights Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 2 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- Mound · 3 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deming Heights Park: 0.4 mi
- Oak Crest Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Windom Park: 0.5 mi
- Brighton Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Waite Park: 0.7 mi
- Double Flux: 0.8 mi
- Max Rabitat: 1.5 mi
- Lizard Lounge: 1.7 mi
- Bio Scenic Trvael Machine: Cyto Squad: 2.0 mi
- High Five: 2.0 mi
- Firefighters Hall and Museum: 1.0 mi
- James J. Fiorentino Museum: 2.7 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 3.1 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 3.1 mi
- Weisman Art Museum: 3.2 mi
- Columbia Heights: 1.2 mi
- Prestemon Family Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Saint Anthony Parkway Bridge Overlook: 1.5 mi
- Columbia Heights Welcomes You: 1.6 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 2.2 mi
- Sheridan Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Blooming Heights: 2.4 mi
- West Bank Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Department of Horticultural Science Display and Trial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Gethsemane Garden: 3.6 mi
- Shoe Tree: 3.2 mi
- Legacy Ship: 3.3 mi
- Berger Fountain: 4.0 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
- Carousel: 4.3 mi
- Mike's Island: 5.5 mi
- Raspberry Island: 5.5 mi
- Willow Reserve: 6.7 mi
- AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 6.8 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- White Sand Beach: 4.8 mi
- Wirth Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 5.5 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 5.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 5.7 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 5.0 mi
- Deer Pen: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Glen: 7.3 mi
- Wabun B: 7.3 mi
- Wabun A: 7.3 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 0.4 mi
- Seminary Hill: 4.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 10.4 mi
- Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 12.2 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 5.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 7.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.9 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 7.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
- West Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
- Sand Castles: 9.7 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 22.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 4.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 8.6 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.4 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Audubon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 108° | 307 m | 21.0 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 342° | 293.522 m | 0.4 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 97° | 268 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 3 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee983 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee231 obs
- Great Blue Heron148 obs
- Western Honey Bee144 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee136 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee130 obs
- Red-belted Bumble Bee122 obs
- common milkweed121 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/43691552
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 3 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 3 mi
- Twin Cities · 5 mi
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