Western Park
Western Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mekong Plaza, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mekong Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Summit Park: 0.4 mi
- Boyd Park: 0.4 mi
- Central Village Park: 0.5 mi
- Capitol Lawn: 0.5 mi
- Roy Wilkins Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Charles Lindbergh Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.4 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Minnesota History Center: 0.4 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Alexander Ramsey House: 0.9 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 1.0 mi
- Leif Erikson: 0.4 mi
- Monument to the Living: 0.4 mi
- Earthbound: 0.5 mi
- Promise of Youth: 0.5 mi
- Quadriga: 0.5 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 1.2 mi
- Victoria Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 1.5 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 1.8 mi
- Garden of Good Hearts: 1.9 mi
- Willow Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 1.8 mi
- Imniżaska: 2.5 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 2.8 mi
- Flamingo: 2.8 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 2.8 mi
- Seals: 2.9 mi
- Zebra: 2.9 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 4.5 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
- White Sand Beach: 4.8 mi
- Snelling Beach: 6.1 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 2.8 mi
- Wabun A: 5.2 mi
- Wabun C: 5.2 mi
- Wabun B: 5.2 mi
- Wabun D: 5.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 7.9 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 8.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.5 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 13.7 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 2.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 2.1 mi
- East Clay Pit: 2.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 2.4 mi
- West Clay Pit: 2.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 15.8 mi
- wayside rest: 17.4 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.0 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.6 mi
- White Worm Springs: 7.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.8 mi
- Nininger: 16.3 mi
- Garen: 19.8 mi
- Point Douglas: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Western Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 108° | 330 m | 21.4 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 124° | 320 m | 21.1 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 119° | 310 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 98° | 307 m | 13.7 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 308° | 293.522 m | 8.1 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 85° | 268 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, 3 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee601 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee297 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee198 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee168 obs
- Red-belted Bumble Bee161 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel159 obs
- Rock Pigeon148 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee134 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/53665374
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 4 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 6 mi
- Minneapolis · 8 mi
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