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Hansen Park

Hansen Park from directly overhead

Hansen Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Linda Fay Kaufman, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.05404, -93.20389

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
  • AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 3.9 mi
  • Willow Reserve: 6.7 mi
  • Tamarack Nature Center: 8.3 mi
  • Mike's Island: 8.5 mi
  • Raspberry Island: 8.5 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 51
  • Golden Lake: 6.3 mi
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
  • White Sand Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • West Picnic Grounds: 5.7 mi
  • Deer Pen: 9.5 mi
  • Wabun A: 9.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Seminary Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 12.3 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.7 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.2 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 10.7 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundESE 116°307 m20.2 mi
Norwegian HillSW 224°293.522 m2.8 mi
Coons HillESE 103°268 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3319:12
December solstice07:4915:4516:34

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee109 obs
  • Mallard99 obs
  • Great Horned Owl78 obs
  • Painted Turtle75 obs
  • Monarch61 obs
  • rue anemone50 obs
  • white snakeroot48 obs
  • Great Blue Heron47 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/59586467

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