Midtown Greenway
Midtown Greenway is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Return Journey, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 0.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.4 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 2 mi
- Mound · 2 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Return Journey: 0.3 mi
- Merwyn: 1.0 mi
- What Will Sustain Us?: 1.2 mi
- Together We Grow: 1.3 mi
- Los Ancestros/Wicháhuŋkake: 1.3 mi
- Brackett Field Park: 0.4 mi
- Matthews Park: 0.4 mi
- Midtown Greenway: 0.7 mi
- Mississippi Gorge Regional Park: 0.7 mi
- Market Square: 0.7 mi
- Ghost Bike: 0.7 mi
- Plaza Centenario General Emiliano Zapata: 1.6 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution World War I Monument: 1.6 mi
- Harold Burnside: 1.6 mi
- John Sargent Pillsbury: 1.8 mi
- Community Peace Garden: 1.3 mi
- West Bank Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sydney Triangle: 1.7 mi
- Dowling Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bancroft Meridian Garden: 2.0 mi
- Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Weisman Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 2.3 mi
- Shoe Tree: 1.5 mi
- Legacy Ship: 2.1 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 2.4 mi
- Berger Fountain: 3.0 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 3.1 mi
- Raspberry Island: 3.9 mi
- Mike's Island: 4.0 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Willow Reserve: 5.6 mi
- White Sand Beach: 0.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 2.3 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 3.0 mi
- Deer Pen: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Glen: 2.7 mi
- Wabun B: 2.8 mi
- Wabun A: 2.8 mi
- Wabun F: 2.8 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 5.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.0 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 8.9 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 10.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 1.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.5 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 6.0 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 6.1 mi
- East Clay Pit: 6.1 mi
- Sand Castles: 7.7 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- wayside rest: 18.0 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 21.4 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 0.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 4.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 12.5 mi
- Boiling Springs: 15.2 mi
- Nininger: 20.3 mi
- Garen: 22.2 mi
- Point Douglas: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Midtown Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 96° | 307 m | 19.3 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | N 351° | 293.522 m | 5.0 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 86° | 268 m | 23.8 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 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel716 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee658 obs
- Northern Cardinal623 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco513 obs
- Blue Jay497 obs
- Wild Turkey475 obs
- Mallard470 obs
- American Crow458 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/909098980
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 1 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 2 mi
- Minneapolis · 3 mi
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