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Hazelnut Park

Hazelnut Park from directly overhead

Hazelnut Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Langton Lake Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.04082, -93.18356

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
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Attractions
Nature reserves
  • AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 4.1 mi
  • Willow Reserve: 5.4 mi
  • Tamarack Nature Center: 7.8 mi
  • Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 8.1 mi
  • Mike's Island: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 51
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
  • White Sand Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Golden Lake: 6.9 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Phalen Park Beach: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.5 mi
  • Deer Pen: 8.6 mi
  • Wabun A: 8.6 mi
  • Wabun B: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Seminary Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 11.3 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 6.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 8.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 9.1 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 9.1 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 9.8 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundESE 115°307 m18.9 mi
Norwegian HillWSW 249°293.522 m3.1 mi
Coons HillESE 102°268 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:25
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee84 obs
  • Mallard54 obs
  • Painted Turtle50 obs
  • Canada Goose46 obs
  • white snakeroot43 obs
  • common buckthorn38 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee34 obs
  • American Robin32 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/59585989

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