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Emerald Park

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Emerald Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Oaks Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.04101, -93.21523

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Named places within 25 miles

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Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
  • White Sand Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Golden Lake: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • West Picnic Grounds: 5.2 mi
  • Deer Pen: 8.6 mi
  • Wabun A: 8.6 mi
  • Wabun B: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Norwegian Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 11.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.3 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.3 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.6 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 9.8 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 9.8 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 9.8 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emerald Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundESE 113°307 m20.3 mi
Norwegian HillSW 231°293.522 m1.7 mi
Coons HillE 101°268 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831455868727062483320
Precip in0.70.71.63.04.24.64.64.53.32.91.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee118 obs
  • Monarch85 obs
  • Mallard80 obs
  • Great Horned Owl76 obs
  • Painted Turtle69 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee64 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee51 obs
  • Black Swallowtail49 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28295024

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