Snelling Beach
Snelling Beach is a beach in Hennepin, Minnesota. Snelling Beach is situated nearby to Mendota Bridge, as well as near Fort Snelling Golf Course.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Snelling and Mendota Bridge.
Fort Snelling
Protected area
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 mile north of Snelling Beach.
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 2,900 feet northeast of Snelling Beach.
Acacia Park Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Acacia Park Cemetery is a public cemetery on Oheyawahi-Pilot Knob hill, in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Established in 1925, Acacia Park consists of 75 acres of land overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Acacia Park Cemetery is situated 3,500 feet east of Snelling Beach.
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 2 miles northeast of Snelling Beach.
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 Snelling Beach.
Snelling Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.8806° or 44° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
-93.1835° or 93° 11′ 1″ westOpen location code
86P8VRJ8+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 330606321OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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