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Swede Hollow Park

Swede Hollow Park from directly overhead

Swede Hollow Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Swede Hollow Henge, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates44.96054, -93.07477

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
Parks
  • Weida Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eastside Heritage Park: 0.5 mi
  • Union Depot Rail View Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Lower Landing Park: 0.9 mi
  • Maria Avenue Triangle: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 47
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
  • Wabun A: 7.0 mi
  • Wabun C: 7.0 mi
  • Wabun B: 7.1 mi
  • Wabun D: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Pilot Knob: 7.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.8 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 2.4 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 3.7 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 0.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 3.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 3.5 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 3.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • White Worm Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 111°330 m19.9 mi
Dills MoundSE 129°320 m20.0 mi
Starks MoundESE 123°310 m18.9 mi
Bissel's MoundESE 102°307 m12.1 mi
Norwegian HillWNW 299°293.522 m9.3 mi
Coons HillE 86°268 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133475969737163493522
Precip in0.50.51.42.64.04.64.04.13.12.51.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul Dwtn AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee479 obs
  • Red-belted Bumble Bee247 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee226 obs
  • Black-and-gold Bumble Bee164 obs
  • Rock Pigeon143 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee128 obs
  • Western Honey Bee94 obs
  • hoary vervain88 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/173393106

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