City of Mendota

Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Snelling and Sibley Historic Site.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

Photo: The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers.

Sibley Historic Site

Museum

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Sibley Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor.

Pike Island

Island

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Pike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota Heights and Lilydale.

Mendota Heights

Town

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census.

Lilydale

Village

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Lilydale is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2020 census. Lilydale is situated 2½ miles northeast of City of Mendota.

City of Mendota

Type: Locality
Location: Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.8869° or 44° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-93.1592° or 93° 9′ 33″ west

Elevation

735 feet (224 metres)

Open location code

86P8VRPR+Q8

GeoNames ID

5037283

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