Pine Island Park

Pine Island Park is a park in Dakota, Minnesota. Pine Island Park is situated nearby to the village Mendota, as well as near the locality Bdóte.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mendota Bridge and Fort Snelling.

Mendota Bridge

Bridge

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highways 55 and 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the Mississippi River at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota and Bdóte.

Mendota

Village

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

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.

Bdóte

Locality

Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Bdóte is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pine Island Park.

Highland Park

Suburb

Photo: RxS, Public domain.

Highland Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Also known as Highland District Council, it lies along the Mississippi River just north of Fort Snelling and across the river from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Highland Park is situated 2 miles north of Pine Island Park.

Pine Island Park

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

44.88472° or 44° 53′ 5″ north

Longitude

-93.17833° or 93° 10′ 42″ west

Elevation

699 feet (213 metres)

Open location code

86P8VRMC+VM

GeoNames ID

6347491

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