St. Croix River Boom Site Landing
St. Croix River Boom Site Landing is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Croix Islands State Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Stillwater Overlook · 3 mi
- Picnic Point · 8 mi
- Kingfisher Overlook · 12 mi
- Log House Landing · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Croix Islands State Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Saint Croix Islands State Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Saint Croix Islands State Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- St. Croix Boom Site State Wayside: 0.7 mi
- Schulenburg Park: 0.7 mi
- St. Croix Scenic Overlook: 0.4 mi
- St. Croix Boom Site: 0.7 mi
- Tamarack House Site: 0.7 mi
- Otto Berg Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- St. Croix Savanna SNA: 5.5 mi
- Somerset Waterfowl Production Area: 5.6 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Bass Lake Waterfowl Production Area: 7.5 mi
- River Bench: 7.9 mi
- Roaming Stone: 9.1 mi
- White Bear Center for the Arts: 10.2 mi
- Snowman: 10.4 mi
- Pauly the Polar Bear: 10.9 mi
- Warden's House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- St. Croix Watershed Research Station: 6.5 mi
- Octagon House: 7.2 mi
- The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 10.2 mi
- Majestic Star: 1.9 mi
- Showboat: 1.9 mi
- Anastasia: 1.9 mi
- Empress: 1.9 mi
- Jubilee II: 1.9 mi
- St. Paul – Changsha Friendship Garden: 14.1 mi
- Dragon Garden: 14.3 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Dayton Bluff Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 15.9 mi
- Brown's Beach: 5.9 mi
- Browns Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lakeland Beach: 8.1 mi
- Bellaire Beach: 9.5 mi
- Ramsey County Beach: 9.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 0.3 mi
- Willow Falls: 7.4 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.1 mi
- Griers Falls: 17.1 mi
- Coons Hill: 7.9 mi
- Mount Hellen: 8.5 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 11.0 mi
- Melander Hill: 16.3 mi
- Seminary Hill: 17.8 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 17.1 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 18.7 mi
- Wabun A: 22.8 mi
- Wabun C: 22.8 mi
- Sand Castles: 15.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 18.8 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 18.9 mi
- West Clay Pit: 19.0 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 21.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 8.5 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Garen: 13.3 mi
- Nininger: 22.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 22.8 mi
- White Worm Springs: 16.6 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 22.0 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. Croix River Boom Site Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | SSE 162° | 330 m | 16.3 mi |
| Dills Mound | S 174° | 320 m | 20.9 mi |
| Starks Mound | S 173° | 310 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | S 189° | 307 m | 11.0 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | W 260° | 293.522 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sandstone Point | NNE 16° | 287 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coons Hill | SSE 158° | 268 m | 7.9 mi |
| Peaslee Peak | NNE 15° | 229 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 3 mi away.
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee66 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee56 obs
- bloodroot33 obs
- common motherwort33 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee32 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee28 obs
- Bald Eagle25 obs
- red columbine25 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000407OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/550909929
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 22 mi
- Twin Cities · 22 mi
- Minneapolis · 24 mi
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