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North Park

North Park from directly overhead

North Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. The nearest named place is Brown County Fairground, a park 0.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

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Coordinates44.32883, -94.47959

1.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Overlook · 2 mi
Overlook · 2 mi
Former Dam Site · 3 mi
South Overlook · 23 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Brown County Fairground: 0.4 mi
North Market Park: 0.5 mi
North Broadway Park (undeveloped/pollinator park): 0.8 mi
Washington Park: 0.8 mi
Lakeside Village Park (undeveloped): 1.0 mi

Nature reserves

Fritsche Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
Somsen Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
River Valley Wildlife Management Area, Tract 21: 2.6 mi
Rosenau-Lambrecht Wildlife Management Area, Tract 10: 2.8 mi
River Valley Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1-2, 2a, 4-6, 8 & 10-11: 3.3 mi

Historic sites11

Kiesling House: 1.3 mi
Defenders Monument: 1.5 mi
Hermann Monument: 1.5 mi
Martin Luther Statue: 1.6 mi
Milford Monument: 5.9 mi

Waterfalls7

Swan Lake Fall: 16.3 mi
Minnewankon Falls: 21.2 mi
Minnemishinona Falls: 22.4 mi
Upper Minneopa Falls: 22.9 mi
Lower Minneopa Falls: 22.9 mi

Attractions5

Glockenspiel: 1.2 mi
Wanda Gag House: 1.2 mi
Kiesling Park & House: 1.3 mi
German Park: 1.3 mi
John Lind House: 1.4 mi

Museums5

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum: 1.4 mi
Brown County Historical Society & Museum: 1.4 mi
Harkin Store: 7.1 mi
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 12.3 mi
Watonwan County Historical Center: 19.7 mi

Artworks3

Art Wall Park: 1.1 mi
Markplatz Mall Arch: 1.4 mi
Major General Doyle E. Larson: 19.5 mi

Ghost towns2

West Newton: 7.0 mi
Fernando: 22.3 mi

Beaches2

Swimming Beach: 12.3 mi
Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.9 mi

Picnic sites1

Creek Picnic Area: 14.8 mi

Gardens1

Shellee's Greenhouse: 19.3 mi

Rest areas1

Watonwan Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:22	18:52	19:30
June solstice	05:35	20:22	21:06
September equinox	07:06	18:39	19:17
December solstice	07:51	15:54	16:42

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	33	47	59	69	72	70	63	49	34	21
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.9	4.1	5.0	4.1	3.7	3.3	2.4	1.5	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW ULM 2 SE, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

Monarch11 obs
Two-spotted Bumble Bee10 obs
Brown-belted Bumble Bee10 obs
common milkweed6 obs
prairie smoke6 obs
Hackberry Emperor6 obs
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee6 obs
Great Black Digger Wasp5 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.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/453901842

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