Carty Park
Carty Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rondo Commemorative Plaza, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.6 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rondo Commemorative Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Holcombe Circle: 0.4 mi
- Webster Playground: 0.4 mi
- McQuillan Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Village Park: 0.5 mi
- Victoria Garden: 0.3 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 0.5 mi
- Blue Garden: 2.0 mi
- Enchanted Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 2.4 mi
- Julian H Sleeper House: 0.7 mi
- Minnesota History Center: 1.2 mi
- Alexander Ramsey House: 1.4 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 1.6 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 1.6 mi
- Nathan Hale: 0.9 mi
- New York Life Eagle: 0.9 mi
- Monument to the Living: 1.3 mi
- Leif Erikson: 1.3 mi
- Earthbound: 1.4 mi
- Central High School Sign: 0.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.1 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Roy Wilkins Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 2.7 mi
- Imniżaska: 3.4 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.4 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 2.4 mi
- Flamingo: 2.5 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 2.5 mi
- Seals: 2.5 mi
- Zebra: 2.5 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 3.5 mi
- White Sand Beach: 3.9 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 4.4 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 5.4 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 2.3 mi
- Wabun A: 4.3 mi
- Wabun C: 4.3 mi
- Wabun B: 4.3 mi
- Wabun D: 4.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.3 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 7.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 7.9 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 13.9 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 2.3 mi
- Shadow Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 4.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.6 mi
- East Clay Pit: 2.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 2.4 mi
- West Clay Pit: 2.4 mi
- Sand Castles: 3.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.6 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 16.8 mi
- wayside rest: 17.2 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 4.1 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 4.8 mi
- White Worm Springs: 8.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.0 mi
- Nininger: 16.8 mi
- Garen: 20.3 mi
- Point Douglas: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carty Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 107° | 330 m | 22.2 mi |
| Dills Mound | ESE 123° | 320 m | 21.8 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 117° | 310 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 97° | 307 m | 14.6 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 313° | 293.522 m | 7.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 85° | 268 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, 2 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee988 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee495 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee380 obs
- Red-belted Bumble Bee289 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee265 obs
- Monarch204 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee170 obs
- Western Honey Bee169 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/44960772
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 3 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 5 mi
- Minneapolis · 7 mi
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