Mattocks Park
Mattocks Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cambridge Triangle, a park 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cambridge Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Groveland Park: 0.8 mi
- Ford Parkway: 1.0 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 1.0 mi
- Edgecumbe Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
- English Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dowling Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Victoria Garden: 2.3 mi
- Longfellow Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 2.5 mi
- Bronze turtle: 1.0 mi
- White Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- John Ireland Statue: 1.3 mi
- UNITED: 1.7 mi
- The Calling: 1.9 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 3.3 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.4 mi
- Willow Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution World War I Monument: 1.6 mi
- Central High School Sign: 1.8 mi
- Minneapolis: City of Lakes: 2.1 mi
- Saint Paul: 2.3 mi
- Engineering Research Associates: 2.4 mi
- John H. Stevens House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Minnehaha Depot: 2.2 mi
- Julian H Sleeper House: 2.2 mi
- Longfellow House: 2.3 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
- Space Tower: 3.5 mi
- Carousel: 3.6 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 3.7 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 3.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 1.8 mi
- White Sand Beach: 2.6 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Snelling Beach: 3.4 mi
- Wabun A: 1.8 mi
- Wabun C: 1.8 mi
- Wabun B: 1.9 mi
- Wabun D: 1.9 mi
- Wabun F: 1.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.5 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 7.1 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 7.5 mi
- Seminary Hill: 9.2 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 11.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 2.9 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 2.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 3.0 mi
- Sand Castles: 5.2 mi
- wayside rest: 15.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 18.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 2.4 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 2.9 mi
- White Worm Springs: 9.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 15.6 mi
- Nininger: 17.2 mi
- Point Douglas: 21.2 mi
- Garen: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mattocks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 102° | 330 m | 23.8 mi |
| Dills Mound | ESE 117° | 320 m | 22.8 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 112° | 310 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 91° | 307 m | 16.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 332° | 293.522 m | 7.5 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 81° | 268 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 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 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, under a mile away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee850 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee484 obs
- Red-belted Bumble Bee386 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee372 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee354 obs
- Monarch301 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel211 obs
- Western Honey Bee193 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/44105488
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 2 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 4 mi
- Minneapolis · 6 mi
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