Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling is a railway stop in Hennepin, Minnesota. Fort Snelling is situated nearby to the public building U.S. Army Reserve Centeer, as well as near 133rd Airlift Wing.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Snelling and Coldwater Spring.
Fort Snelling
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
Fort Snelling station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of the US state of Minnesota, named after the nearby Fort Snelling historic fort structure.
Coldwater Spring
Park
Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coldwater Spring is a spring in the Fort Snelling unorganized territory of the U.S. state of Minnesota, that is considered a sacred site by the Dakota people, and was also the site of the U.S. Army's Camp Coldwater for troops that constructed Fort Snelling. Coldwater Spring is situated 2,300 feet north of Fort Snelling.
Fort Snelling State Park
Park
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Fort Snelling State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. For many centuries, the area of the modern park has been of importance to the Mdewakanton Dakota people who consider it the center of the Earth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendota and Nokomis.
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. Mendota is situated 1½ miles east of Fort Snelling.
Nokomis
Suburb
Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12 and state legislative districts 51A and 63B. Nokomis is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Snelling.
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 2½ miles east of Fort Snelling.
Fort Snelling
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.89359° or 44° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
-93.19789° or 93° 11′ 52″ westNetwork
Metro TransitOpen location code
86P8VRV2+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 1686581226OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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