Joyce Park
Joyce Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Chimney Rock stands 318 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Parkeside Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.8 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Preston Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parkeside Park: 0.5 mi
- McQuillan Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- Eastwood Park: 0.9 mi
- Bear Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Jean & Carl Frank Canine Park: 1.1 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South West Tract: 1.9 mi
- Eastside Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 2.1 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 2.3 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit: 2.3 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- 2: 5.3 mi
- 3: 5.3 mi
- 1: 5.4 mi
- 4 & 5: 5.4 mi
- Spark: 2.9 mi
- Heritage House: 2.9 mi
- Plummer House: 3.0 mi
- Charles E. Gagnon Museum & Sculpture Garden: 4.3 mi
- History Center of Olmsted County: 4.5 mi
- 4-H Building: 2.0 mi
- Friendship Inn: 2.0 mi
- Animal Exhibit: 2.0 mi
- Ear of Corn Water Tower: 2.0 mi
- Mayo Civic Center: 2.5 mi
- Teardrop: 2.5 mi
- Rochester Riverfront Mural: 2.6 mi
- Scoreboard: 4.1 mi
- Cross: 5.8 mi
- Mary: 5.8 mi
- Stone Building: 2.0 mi
- Quarry Hill Ruins: 2.3 mi
- Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Matthews Heritage Dome: 2.8 mi
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose: 9.6 mi
- Signal Point: 18.2 mi
- Eagle Point: 18.6 mi
- Coyote Point: 18.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 18.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 19.2 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 4.2 mi
- JHELL Beach: 4.7 mi
- Chester Woods Beach: 5.5 mi
- Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Whitewater Falls: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joyce Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | ENE 78° | 318 m | 19.2 mi |
| Coyote Point | ENE 78° | 316 m | 18.9 mi |
| Inspiration Point | E 80° | 316 m | 18.9 mi |
| Signal Point | ENE 78° | 310 m | 18.2 mi |
| Eagle Point | ENE 78° | 310 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- dame's rocket11 obs
- bittersweet nightshade10 obs
- common buckthorn9 obs
- garlic mustard9 obs
- Dryad's Saddle9 obs
- common milkweed7 obs
- Monarch7 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee7 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/127768339
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