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Arc of Dreams

Arc of Dreams from directly overhead

Arc of Dreams is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Orphanage Hill stands 484 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Courthouse Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates43.54992, -96.72464

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fawick Park: 0.3 mi
  • Van Eps Park: 0.3 mi
  • Beadle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Whittier Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tower Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Statue of David Replica: 0.3 mi
  • Monarch of the Plains: 0.6 mi
  • For Which it Stands: 0.6 mi
  • American Farmer: 0.6 mi
  • Windmill: 0.6 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Bigsiouxvius: 6.4 mi
  • Canton Mounds: 17.7 mi
  • Orphanage Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Trent Mounds: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
  • W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 2.3 mi
  • Corn Maze: 10.4 mi
  • King & Queen Rock: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Sioux Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Middle Sioux Falls: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Family Park: 4.9 mi
  • Corn Feeding Area: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arc of Dreams. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orphanage HillN 1°484 m19.3 mi
Trent MoundsN 9°455 m23.0 mi
Mount BigsiouxviusENE 67°432 m6.4 mi
Canton MoundsSSE 150°430 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:4720:2921:12
September equinox07:1518:4819:26
December solstice07:5816:0716:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182235475970747264503523
Precip in0.60.81.63.03.94.23.33.32.72.41.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11219105793

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