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Howard Johnson Park

Howard Johnson Park from directly overhead

Howard Johnson Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Starks Mound stands 310 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Pond Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.02202, -93.15318

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Lion: 2.7 mi
  • Dall's Sheep: 2.7 mi
  • Reindeer: 2.7 mi
  • Bison: 2.7 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 2.7 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Willow Reserve: 3.5 mi
  • AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 5.0 mi
  • Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 6.2 mi
  • Imniżaska: 6.8 mi
  • Bruentrup Heritage Farm: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 3.0 mi
  • Wabun A: 7.7 mi
  • Wabun B: 7.7 mi
  • Deer Pen: 7.7 mi
  • Wabun D: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Seminary Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 10.0 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 2.8 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.0 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 6.5 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 7.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 7.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 7.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 8.7 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starks MoundSE 127°310 m24.5 mi
Bissel's MoundESE 113°307 m17.0 mi
Norwegian HillW 273°293.522 m4.4 mi
Coons HillE 99°268 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:04
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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee372 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee165 obs
  • Painted Turtle159 obs
  • Mallard148 obs
  • Canada Goose136 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee136 obs
  • White-tailed Deer112 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird101 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/43226684

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