Coldwater Spring
Coldwater Spring is a spring in Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota. Coldwater Spring is situated nearby to Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park, as well as near the public building U.S. Army Reserve Centeer.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coldwater Spring and VA Medical Center.
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.
VA Medical Center
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. VA Medical Center is situated 2,000 feet northwest of 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. Fort Snelling is situated 2,300 feet south of Coldwater Spring.
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 2 miles southeast of Coldwater Spring.
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 2 miles northwest of Coldwater Spring.
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 Coldwater Spring.
Coldwater Spring
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.89933° or 44° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
-93.19662° or 93° 11′ 48″ westOpen location code
86P8VRX3+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2359109374OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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