- Elevation, modelled
- 278 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Melander Hill330 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9803, -93.1728
Carousel Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled 278 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carousel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 2.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carousel Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 110° | 330 m | 24.8 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 124° | 320 m | 24.7 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 120° | 310 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 103° | 307 m | 17.0 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 312° | 293.522 m | 4.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 91° | 268 m | 21.1 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 2.4 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 18.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 3 mi
- Mound · 4 mi
- May Mountain · 4 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Carousel: 0.0 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 0.2 mi
- Space Tower: 0.2 mi
- Math On-A-Stick: 0.3 mi
- Wolf Woods: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Smokey The Bear: 0.0 mi
- Chesin's Cafe Caribe: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Woman: 0.1 mi
- Dairy Dog: 0.2 mi
- Fairchild: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Dan Patch Park: 0.0 mi
- DNR Park: 0.1 mi
- Adventure Park: 0.1 mi
- Heffron Park: 0.2 mi
- Baldwin Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 0.6 mi
- Bell Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 1.2 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Department of Horticultural Science Display and Trial Garden: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- Blue Garden: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Falcon Heights: 0.7 mi
- Philando Castile Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Bishop: 1.0 mi
- Engineering Research Associates: 1.3 mi
- Mannheimer Memorial: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Willow Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 5.2 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Imniżaska: 5.9 mi
- Raspberry Island: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 53
- White Sand Beach: 2.6 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 3.0 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 5.0 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 5.3 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- West Picnic Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Wabun A: 4.7 mi
- Wabun B: 4.7 mi
- Deer Pen: 4.7 mi
- Wabun D: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 11
- Norwegian Hill: 4.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 5.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.6 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 1.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 2.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 5.1 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 5.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 5.2 mi
- Sand Castles: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 18.9 mi
- wayside rest: 19.4 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Hajduk Spring: 2.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.7 mi
- White Worm Springs: 11.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Garen: 19.3 mi
- Nininger: 19.7 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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- Twin Cities · 2 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 3 mi
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
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