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Harrison Park

Harrison Park from directly overhead

Harrison Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Humboldt Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.98291, -93.30033

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Humboldt Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Barnes Place Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lovell Square: 0.4 mi
  • Bethune Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 6.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 6.5 mi
  • Wabun F: 6.5 mi
  • Wabun A: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.7 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 10.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.2 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.2 mi
  • Sand Castles: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Shadow Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.6 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • wayside rest: 21.0 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • Forest Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.4 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 100°307 m23.2 mi
Norwegian HillNE 44°293.522 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel575 obs
  • House Sparrow470 obs
  • Mallard419 obs
  • Canada Goose329 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird311 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee291 obs
  • marsh calla277 obs
  • American Robin266 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/67818169

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