Shanaska Creek

Shanaska Creek is a stream in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Shanaska Creek is situated nearby to the village Kasota, as well as near the town Saint Peter.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College and Church of the Holy Communion.

The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College

Park

The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College, also known as The Arboretum at Gustavus or colloquially as The Arb, is on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, United States. The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shanaska Creek.

Church of the Holy Communion

Church

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

The Church of the Holy Communion is an historic stone Episcopal church building located at 116 North Minnesota Avenue St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. Church of the Holy Communion is situated 2 miles north of Shanaska Creek.

Broadway Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Broadway Bridge is a Pennsylvania through truss reinforced-concrete highway bridge which carries Minnesota 99 over the Minnesota River in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. Broadway Bridge is situated 1½ miles north of Shanaska Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kasota and Saint Peter.

Kasota

Village

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Kasota is a city within the larger Kasota Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 714 at the 2020 census.

Saint Peter

Town

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Peter is a city and the county seat of Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. It lies 10 miles north of Mankato and is the third largest city in the Mankato metropolitan area. Saint Peter is situated 1½ miles north of Shanaska Creek.

Traverse des Sioux

Locality

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Traverse des Sioux is a historic site in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Once part of a pre-industrial trade route, it is preserved to commemorate that route, a busy river crossing on it, and a nineteenth-century settlement, trading post, and mission at that crossing place. Traverse des Sioux is situated 3½ miles north of Shanaska Creek.

Shanaska Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Shahaska Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.30136° or 44° 18′ 5″ north

Longitude

-93.96468° or 93° 57′ 53″ west

Elevation

738 feet (225 metres)

Open location code

86P8822P+G4

GeoNames ID

5047023

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