Foster Arend Park
Foster Arend Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Chimney Rock stands 318 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is JHELL Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 27 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiting Lane Park: 0.6 mi
- Northern Slopes Park: 0.8 mi
- Morris Hills Park (UNDEVELOPED): 0.8 mi
- Elton Hills Run Park: 0.9 mi
- Riverview West Park: 0.9 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit: 2.9 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit: 3.0 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South West Tract: 3.3 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 3.5 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 3.8 mi
- IBM: 1.8 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- 1: 8.8 mi
- 2: 8.8 mi
- 3: 8.9 mi
- Mary: 1.4 mi
- Joseph: 1.4 mi
- Cross: 1.4 mi
- Marian Grotto: 1.4 mi
- Scoreboard: 2.4 mi
- Heritage House: 2.6 mi
- Cascade Environmental Science Center: 2.8 mi
- Charles E. Gagnon Museum & Sculpture Garden: 3.7 mi
- Plummer House: 3.8 mi
- Spark: 4.2 mi
- Mayo Civic Center: 2.9 mi
- Ear of Corn Water Tower: 4.1 mi
- Animal Exhibit: 4.1 mi
- 4-H Building: 4.3 mi
- Friendship Inn: 4.3 mi
- Quarry Hill Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Matthews Heritage Dome: 2.9 mi
- Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Stone Building: 4.2 mi
- Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Foley Mound: 17.9 mi
- Signal Point: 19.9 mi
- Eagle Point: 20.3 mi
- Coyote Point: 20.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 20.7 mi
- JHELL Beach: 0.5 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Chester Woods Beach: 9.1 mi
- Fairpoint: 22.5 mi
- Whitewater Falls: 23.1 mi
- Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foster Arend Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | E 92° | 318 m | 20.9 mi |
| Coyote Point | E 92° | 316 m | 20.5 mi |
| Inspiration Point | E 93° | 316 m | 20.7 mi |
| Signal Point | E 92° | 310 m | 19.9 mi |
| Eagle Point | E 92° | 310 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byron 4north, 9 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer25 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee25 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee23 obs
- white snakeroot21 obs
- purple crownvetch20 obs
- common buckthorn18 obs
- common motherwort18 obs
- dame's rocket16 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/134972226
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