Xerxes Pond

Xerxes Pond is a park in Hennepin, Minnesota which is located on Xerxes Avenue South. Xerxes Pond is situated nearby to Dwan Golf Course, as well as near the fire station Bloomington Fire Department Station 2.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include I-35W Minnesota River bridge and The Works.

I-35W Minnesota River bridge

Bridge

Photo: Tylervigen, CC BY 4.0.

The I-35W Minnesota River Bridge connects the counties of Hennepin and Dakota, and the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville, over the Minnesota River. The bridge has eight lanes, four lanes in each direction. I-35W Minnesota River bridge is situated 1½ miles east of Xerxes Pond.

The Works

Museum

The Works is an interactive children's museum in Bloomington, Minnesota that focuses on technology and engineering. The museum was conceived by Rebecca Schatz, a software engineer who was inspired by a visit to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and by the hands-on technical education for children that she observed during a year as a Luce Scholar in Japan in 1984. The Works is situated 2 miles northeast of Xerxes Pond.

Dan Patch Line Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Tylervigen, CC BY 4.0.

The Dan Patch Line Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that carries the Canadian Pacific Kansas City's MN&S Subdivision across the Minnesota River in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Dan Patch Line Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Xerxes Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloomington and Savage.

Bloomington

Photo: Aine, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bloomington, Minnesota is a suburb of Minneapolis. It is near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and home to the Mall of America, the United States' largest shopping mall.

Savage

Town

Photo: Tpdwkouaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Savage is a suburban city 15 miles south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly called South of the River, comprising the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Savage is situated 2 miles south of Xerxes Pond.

Burnsville

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burnsville is a city 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River.

Xerxes Pond

Type: Park
Address: 10910 Xerxes Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55431
Category: recreation area
Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.80593° or 44° 48′ 21″ north

Longitude

-93.32039° or 93° 19′ 13″ west

Operator

City of Bloomington

Open location code

86P8RM4H+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1561262904

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include Dwan Golf Course and Bloomington Fire Department Station 2.

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