Griffing Park
Griffing Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Solbakken Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 8.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.6 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Solbakken Park: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- West Pulaski Park: 0.8 mi
- Tatanka Crossing Pedestrian Rest Area: 0.8 mi
- Mills-Sturges Park: 0.9 mi
- Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods Scientific Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Maple Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Malardi Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Kelly-meyer Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Corinna Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Cascades Development Monument: 9.5 mi
- Dustin Wayside Historic Site: 14.4 mi
- Rogers Veterans' Memorial: 15.3 mi
- St. Walburga 1883-1983 Centennial Monument: 15.8 mi
- Lake Rebecca: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.4 mi
- Casco Point Beach: 21.9 mi
- Lydiard Beach: 22.2 mi
- Rice Street Beach: 22.6 mi
- Wright County Hisrotical Society: 1.0 mi
- Ames–Florida-Stork House: 9.7 mi
- Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 15.5 mi
- Minnesota Historical Society Museum: 16.8 mi
- Cokato Museum: 17.7 mi
- Apple Jack Orchard: 7.4 mi
- Fresh Acres Farm: 8.4 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 12.7 mi
- Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 14.9 mi
- Oliver H. Kelley Farm: 16.6 mi
- Ferndale North Welcome Sign: 22.1 mi
- Anoka Kindness Rock Garden: 23.1 mi
- Above and Beyond: 23.2 mi
- Sails: 24.5 mi
- Anchor Sculpture: 24.8 mi
- Ray Lemke Garden: 14.8 mi
- LifeGARDEN Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Grape Arbor: 21.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 21.0 mi
- Excelsior Mens Garden Club: 24.8 mi
- Covered pavillion: 20.7 mi
- Chipmunk picnic area: 21.7 mi
- Shady Ridge: 24.4 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 21.0 mi
- Mt Aral: 24.2 mi
- Dickinson: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Griffing Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | WNW 296° | 421 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | NW 311° | 370 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:22 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:47 | 16:37 |
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 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo 2NE, 1 mi away.
- American Robin88 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel82 obs
- Northern Cardinal75 obs
- Eastern Cottontail66 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee65 obs
- Chipping Sparrow60 obs
- Downy Woodpecker58 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk52 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/695666903
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