- Elevation, modelled
- 278 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Dills Mound320 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 44.6270, -93.1464
Dakota County Fairgrounds is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled 278 m. Dills Mound stands 320 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Westview Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 9.4 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Fair is held every year in early August. Features the Dakota City Heritage Village which hosts special public events throughout the year on holidays.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dakota County Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dills Mound | ENE 61° | 320 m | 21.9 mi |
| Starks Mound | ENE 57° | 310 m | 23.1 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | SSE 146° | 297 m | 10.4 mi |
| West Praire Hill | SSE 147° | 294 m | 10.3 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 14 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Bruce Vento Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westview Park: 0.5 mi
- Prairie Pines Park: 0.7 mi
- Depot Way Arts Park: 0.9 mi
- Rambling River Park: 1.0 mi
- Rambling River Park: 1.1 mi
- Farmington Area Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Path of Honor: 4.8 mi
- Temple: 4.9 mi
- MS-40 Nike Missile Site (historic): 5.1 mi
- 214 Solvent Recovery Houses: 7.0 mi
- Jim Bell Preseve Park: 3.1 mi
- North Creek Greenway: 5.2 mi
- Lake Place Greenway: 5.2 mi
- Quail Meadows Convservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Mallard Shores Greenway: 5.5 mi
- Excel Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Biscanyne Park Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Church Garden: 8.5 mi
- Free Rock Garden: 10.4 mi
- Greenvale Park Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- The Gathering: 7.8 mi
- 2nd Street Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Young Sculptor's Project: 11.7 mi
- Tree: 11.7 mi
- Wanbli Mitakuye Oyasin (Eagle Relatives): 11.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 10.2 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 11.6 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 11.8 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
- The Izaak Walton League of America: 18.8 mi
- Northfield Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 15.4 mi
- The Works: 15.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 12.5 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 13.0 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 14.9 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 15.3 mi
- fire ring: 12.6 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Woodcrest: 17.6 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 19.0 mi
- Wabun C: 20.1 mi
- West Praire Hill: 10.3 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 10.4 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 11.3 mi
- Friendship Point: 11.9 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 14.0 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 16.5 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 19.2 mi
- Molly Falls: 19.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.7 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 14.4 mi
- West Clay Pit: 20.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 20.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 20.2 mi
- East Clay Pit: 20.3 mi
- wayside rest: 5.1 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 9.2 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 14.0 mi
- Boiling Springs: 15.8 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 19.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 19.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 23.0 mi
- Lewiston: 8.9 mi
- Nininger: 15.5 mi
- Point Douglas: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:47 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3NW, 3 mi away.
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