Carpenter Park
Carpenter Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Telephone Art, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.9 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 5 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 5 mi
- May Mountain · 5 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Telephone Art: 0.2 mi
- Celebration Of Peace: 0.7 mi
- Jäger: 2.0 mi
- Southwest Anchor: 2.1 mi
- Lake of the Isles Pencil: 2.3 mi
- Lilac Way Park: 0.3 mi
- Webster Park: 0.4 mi
- Rock Island: 0.4 mi
- Fern Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Sunshine Park: 0.5 mi
- Pavek Museum of Broadcasting: 0.5 mi
- St Louis Park Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- The Bakken Museum: 1.2 mi
- Como-Harriet Streetcar Line Depot: 2.1 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 2.3 mi
- Welcome to St. Louis Park: 0.6 mi
- Welcome to St. Louis Park: 0.8 mi
- Old Fort Snelling: 1.8 mi
- Minnesota World War I Marine Corps Memorial: 1.8 mi
- In Memory of the Boys of Our Navy: 1.8 mi
- Mike's Island: 1.9 mi
- Raspberry Island: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 2.9 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Lakeview Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Texa-Tonka Community Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Garden of Serenity: 2.1 mi
- Garden of Seasons: 2.2 mi
- Bryn Mawr Garden: 2.2 mi
- Tulip House: 2.3 mi
- Burnes Park: 3.2 mi
- Berger Fountain: 3.4 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 3.4 mi
- Downtown Park: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.6 mi
- Shady Ridge: 6.6 mi
- Deer Pen: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Glen: 6.9 mi
- Wabun F: 7.0 mi
- Wabun G: 7.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.8 mi
- West Clay Pit: 11.4 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 11.4 mi
- East Clay Pit: 11.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 13.4 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 7.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.7 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.1 mi
- Seminary Hill: 11.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.8 mi
- Shadow Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 10.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 6.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 7.9 mi
- Boiling Springs: 12.4 mi
- White Worm Springs: 17.7 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- wayside rest: 19.7 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- San Francisco: 24.6 mi
- Nininger: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carpenter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | NE 42° | 293.522 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:47 | 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 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Hope, 5 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee182 obs
- Mallard134 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee124 obs
- common motherwort88 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee84 obs
- Wild Turkey71 obs
- Canada Goose69 obs
- Virginia waterleaf69 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/39706188
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 4 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 6 mi
- Twin Cities · 7 mi
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