Pilot Knob Preservation Site

Pilot Knob Preservation Site is a nature reserve in City of Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota. Pilot Knob Preservation Site is situated nearby to the village Mendota, as well as near the locality Bdóte.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Fort Snelling.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the major airport of the Twin Cities region, 7 miles south of downtown Minneapolis and 7 miles southwest of Saint Paul.

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.

Sibley Historic Site

Museum

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The Sibley Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota Heights and Mendota.

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

Village

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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.