Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center

Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center is a building in City of Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota. Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center is situated nearby to Fort Snelling Chapel, as well as near the recreation area Parade Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Snelling and Mendota Bridge.

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. Fort Snelling is situated 730 feet northeast of Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center.

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 1,800 feet southeast of Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center.

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 4,100 feet west of Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center.

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 1½ miles east of Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center.

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 Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center.

Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center

Type: Information
Categories: building and tourism
Location: City of Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.89102° or 44° 53′ 28″ north

Longitude

-93.18249° or 93° 10′ 57″ west

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OpenStreetMap ID

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Snelling Chapel and Parade Ground.

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