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Geese in Flight

Geese in Flight from directly overhead

Geese in Flight is an artwork in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 769 m. Black Butte stands 882 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Crossing, a artwork 2.9 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway runs past it. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87865, -102.56593

52 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Heritage Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Hillside Park: 9.5 mi
  • Eastside Complex: 9.7 mi
  • Fisher Park: 9.9 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Bratburg Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Simon Butte: 9.2 mi
  • Seventeen Butte: 12.7 mi
  • Camels Butte: 14.6 mi
  • Young Mans Butte: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 5
Museums: 3
  • Joachim Regional Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Ukrainian Cultural Institute: 11.2 mi
  • Hebron Historica Museum: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Veteran Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Remnants of Lefor State Bank: 13.7 mi
  • Fort Sauerkraut: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteS 180°882 m24.8 mi
Pearl ButteS 178°860 m23.0 mi
Stony ButteS 177°859 m22.9 mi
Bull ButteSSE 160°839 m21.2 mi
White ButteSSE 155°839 m21.3 mi
Dutch Henry ButteWNW 293°838 m18.4 mi
White ButteWSW 257°831 m18.9 mi
Young Mans ButteE 92°829 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2319:03
June solstice04:5620:0220:49
September equinox06:3818:1018:50
December solstice07:3415:1316:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151830425463696859443019
Precip in0.30.30.61.32.43.22.31.91.71.20.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor 7 NNW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1207423903

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