Harrison Picnic Grounds
Harrison Picnic Grounds is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Moir Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.0 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Moir Park: 0.2 mi
- Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.9 mi
- Nine Mile Creek Playlot: 1.0 mi
- River Valley Park: 1.1 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Works: 1.0 mi
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 2.6 mi
- Richfield History Center and Museum: 4.0 mi
- Edina Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- 1st Brigade Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Pond/Dakota house: 1.7 mi
- Pinecone: 3.6 mi
- Northwest Airlines: 3.6 mi
- Cahill Settlement Monument: 4.9 mi
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.3 mi
- Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Rolling Oaks Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Normandale Japanese Garden: 1.5 mi
- South Loop Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Kenny School Garden: 5.5 mi
- Reading Garden: 6.5 mi
- The Izaak Walton League of America: 4.1 mi
- Ampitheater: 6.3 mi
- Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 7.4 mi
- RipCord: 7.4 mi
- Delirious: 7.4 mi
- Convergence: 4.3 mi
- Minnesota Compass Rose: 6.2 mi
- South Mall Stage: 6.3 mi
- Snoopy at The North Star Flying Ace: 6.3 mi
- Thomson Reuters Main Mall Gallery: 6.3 mi
- Bush Lake Beach: 3.9 mi
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 6.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 7.2 mi
- Woodcrest: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Glen: 8.1 mi
- Wabun G: 8.1 mi
- Wabun F: 8.1 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 3.4 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 5.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.7 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 14.5 mi
- Seminary Hill: 18.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 8.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.3 mi
- Shadow Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 13.7 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 8.0 mi
- West Clay Pit: 11.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 11.6 mi
- East Clay Pit: 11.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 14.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 5.8 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 7.6 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 10.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.9 mi
- Nininger: 20.0 mi
- San Francisco: 21.3 mi
- Lewiston: 24.3 mi
- Point Douglas: 24.3 mi
- wayside rest: 11.6 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harrison Picnic Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | ENE 73° | 307 m | 24.1 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 12° | 293.522 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:47 | 16:36 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage173 obs
- Mallard129 obs
- prairie pasqueflower91 obs
- Canada Goose78 obs
- American Robin76 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee72 obs
- bloodroot65 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing60 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/168765565
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 10 mi
- Minneapolis · 11 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 12 mi
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