Lake Josephine

Lake Josephine is a lake in Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota and was named for Josephine McKenty, an early settler. It surrounds suburban neighborhoods in Arden Hills and Roseville.

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Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Also known as: “Josephine Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cottontail Park and Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval.

Cottontail Park

Park

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Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval

Ice rink

The Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval, formerly the John Rose Minnesota Oval, is an outdoor ice rink in Roseville, Minnesota, United States. It is claimed to be the largest artificial outdoor skating surface in North America.

Bethel University

University

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Bethel University is a private Baptist university and seminary in Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1871 as a seminary and is affiliated with Converge. Bethel University is situated 1½ miles north of Lake Josephine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roseville and Shoreview.

Roseville

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Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Twin Cities suburbs that border both Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The population was 36,254 at the 2020 census.

Shoreview

Town

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Shoreview is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,921 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Shoreview is situated 3 miles northeast of Lake Josephine.

Arden Hills

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Arden Hills is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,939 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 9,490 in 2024. Bethel University and its seminary are in the city, and the campus of University of Northwestern – St.

Lake Josephine

Category: lake
Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.03539° or 45° 2′ 7″ north

Longitude

-93.15372° or 93° 9′ 13″ west

Elevation

886 feet (270 metres)

Open location code

86Q82RPW+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 44180008

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5032126

Wikidata ID

Q21197027

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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Josephine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Josephine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lake Josephine”
Italian: “lago Josephine”
Venetian: “lago Josephine”
Welsh: “Llyn Josephine”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH and Lake Josephine County Park.

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