Fox Valley Park
Fox Valley Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Chimney Rock stands 318 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is History Center of Olmsted County, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 31 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 31.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.7 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Younge Park: 0.4 mi
- Baihly Heights Tot Lot: 0.7 mi
- Eagle Ridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Autumn Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Girl Scouts: 0.8 mi
- Dinah Olin Bird Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit: 4.3 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South West Tract: 4.3 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit: 4.5 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 4.8 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- IBM: 3.1 mi
- Caulfield: 8.2 mi
- Caulfield: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Table: 8.3 mi
- History Center of Olmsted County: 0.3 mi
- History Center of Olmsted County: 0.4 mi
- Charles E. Gagnon Museum & Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
- Plummer House: 1.4 mi
- Spark: 1.5 mi
- Scoreboard: 1.9 mi
- Rochester Riverfront Mural: 2.4 mi
- Teardrop: 2.5 mi
- Cross: 3.9 mi
- Joseph: 3.9 mi
- Animal Exhibit: 2.4 mi
- Ear of Corn Water Tower: 2.4 mi
- Friendship Inn: 2.4 mi
- 4-H Building: 2.5 mi
- Mayo Civic Center: 2.6 mi
- Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Matthews Heritage Dome: 2.2 mi
- Stone Building: 2.4 mi
- Quarry Hill Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Foley Mound: 22.2 mi
- Signal Point: 22.3 mi
- Eagle Point: 22.7 mi
- Coyote Point: 23.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 23.1 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 1.2 mi
- JHELL Beach: 3.8 mi
- Chester Woods Beach: 9.9 mi
- Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Fairpoint: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | E 82° | 318 m | 23.3 mi |
| Coyote Point | E 82° | 316 m | 23.0 mi |
| Inspiration Point | E 84° | 316 m | 23.1 mi |
| Signal Point | E 82° | 310 m | 22.3 mi |
| Eagle Point | E 82° | 310 m | 22.7 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 | 15:48 | 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 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- American Coot87 obs
- Isabella Tiger Moth85 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird77 obs
- Virginia bluebells72 obs
- Mallard63 obs
- Canada Goose60 obs
- Monarch49 obs
- Eastern Cottontail47 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/138283037
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