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Prestemon Park

Prestemon Park from directly overhead

Prestemon Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Prestemon Family Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.03901, -93.22939

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Ostrander Park: 0.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 0.5 mi
  • Silverwood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bruce Nawrocki Park: 0.6 mi
  • Silverwood Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 5.5 mi
  • Mike's Island: 6.9 mi
  • Willow Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Raspberry Island: 6.9 mi
  • Western Avenue Marsh: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 49
  • White Sand Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • West Picnic Grounds: 5.5 mi
  • Deer Pen: 8.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 8.5 mi
  • Wabun A: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Norwegian Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 11.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.7 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Sand Castles: 10.0 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.0 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.1 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 9.8 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundESE 112°307 m20.9 mi
Norwegian HillSW 214°293.522 m1.2 mi
Coons HillE 100°268 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831455868727062483320
Precip in0.70.71.63.04.24.64.64.53.32.91.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee135 obs
  • Monarch104 obs
  • Mallard84 obs
  • Great Horned Owl75 obs
  • Black Swallowtail64 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee63 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee59 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel58 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47202474

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