Minnesota Point
Minnesota Point, also known as the Park Point neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota, United States; is a long, narrow sand spit that extends out from the Canal Park tourist recreation-oriented district of the city of Duluth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America
- Also known as: “Park Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Minnesota Point Light and Sky Harbor Airport.
Minnesota Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Minnesota Point Light was a historic lighthouse on Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, on the shores of Lake Superior. Built in 1858, it was the first lighthouse in the state, but is now a truncated ruined tower.
Sky Harbor Airport
Aerodrome
Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base or Sky Harbor Airport is a public airport in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It is located near the Wisconsin border, between Superior Bay and Lake Superior.
Wisconsin Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Randen Pederson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wisconsin Point Light is a lighthouse located in Superior, on Wisconsin Point, in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The light and attached fog horn building sits within a 10-mile long sand bar – stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wisconsin Point and Superior.
Wisconsin Point
Hamlet
Photo: Randen Pederson, CC BY 2.0.
Wisconsin Point is a peninsula off the shore of Superior in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. 3 miles in length, it is in the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Superior
Photo: Randen Pederson, CC BY 2.0.
Superior is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 census. Superior and nearby Duluth, Minnesota, sit at the western tip of Lake Superior and together form the Twin Ports, a major Great Lakes harbor.
South Itasca
Hamlet
Parkland is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cutter, Parkland, Peyton, South Itasca, Sunnyside and South Range are in the town. South Itasca is situated 4 miles south of Minnesota Point.
Minnesota Point
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: St. Louis, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.71506° or 46° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
-92.03237° or 92° 1′ 57″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)Open location code
86R9PX89+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 1271197088OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Minnesota Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Minnesota Point” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Minnesota Point”
- French: “Minnesota Point”
- German: “Minnesota Point”
- German: “Park Point”
- Japanese: “ミネソタ・ポイント”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East End and Allouez.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Superior Harbor Basin and Ogdensburg Pier.
Minnesota: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, and Rochester.
Curious Capes to Discover
Uncover intriguing capes from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minnesota Point”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.