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Barack Obama

Barack Obama from directly overhead

Barack Obama is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 984 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Grover Cleveland, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.07934, -103.22379

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Grover Cleveland: 0.0 mi
  • Rutherford B. Hayes: 0.0 mi
  • William McKinley: 0.1 mi
  • George W. Bush: 0.1 mi
  • James Garfield: 0.1 mi
Peaks
  • Hangman Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 8.4 mi
Parks: 48
  • Trinity Eco Park: 0.0 mi
  • Memorial Park East: 0.4 mi
  • Pressler Junction: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park West: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Storybook Island Train: 2.0 mi
  • Snowwhite: 2.0 mi
  • Cinderella's carriage: 2.0 mi
  • Old Fire Truck: 2.0 mi
  • Grasshopper Climber: 2.0 mi
Museums: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 9.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Barack Obama. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSW 226°2,207 m21.2 mi
Little Devil's TowerSW 225°2,134 m22.2 mi
Samelias PeakSW 231°1,952 m16.3 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 228°1,940 m19.7 mi
Old Bald PeakWSW 258°1,866 m18.2 mi
Union HillWSW 249°1,863 m19.7 mi
Redfern MountainWSW 256°1,846 m22.0 mi
Lowden MountainWSW 250°1,839 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1119:5620:40
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2615:3016:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455565737262483728
Precip in0.30.50.92.34.13.32.62.21.41.50.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City WFO, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9880259820

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