Land Between Two Rivers

Land Between Two Rivers is in City of Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota. Land Between Two Rivers is situated nearby to the recreation area Parade Ground, as well as near the protected area Fort Snelling.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Snelling and Mendota Bridge.

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. Fort Snelling is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Land Between Two Rivers.

Mendota Bridge

Bridge

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. Mendota Bridge is situated 1,300 feet south of Land Between Two Rivers.

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 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.

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. Mendota Heights is situated 2 miles east of Land Between Two Rivers.

Land Between Two Rivers

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: City of Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.89099° or 44° 53′ 28″ north

Longitude

-93.1771° or 93° 10′ 38″ west

Open location code

86P8VRRF+95

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14058741472

OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include Parade Ground and Fort Road Bridge.

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