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Painter Park

Painter Park from directly overhead

Painter Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Garfield Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.94226, -93.28760

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Garfield Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The People's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Garden of Reflections: 0.5 mi
  • Garden of Faith: 0.5 mi
  • Garden of Love: 0.5 mi
Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Humphrey: 0.5 mi
  • Sabo: 0.6 mi
  • Perpich: 0.6 mi
  • Eustis Obelisk: 0.7 mi
  • Fridley: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches: 46
  • 32nd Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Lake Harriet North Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 4.3 mi
  • Wabun F: 4.4 mi
  • Wabun G: 4.4 mi
  • Wabun B: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 8.1 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.2 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 8.7 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.7 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.8 mi
  • Sand Castles: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 13.0 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 93°307 m22.2 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 21°293.522 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard570 obs
  • Wood Duck457 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee457 obs
  • Canada Goose391 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel289 obs
  • Virginia waterleaf265 obs
  • American Robin237 obs
  • Northern Cardinal224 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/39047812

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