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Moses

Moses from directly overhead

Moses is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. Orphanage Hill stands 484 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hindsight, Insight, Foresight, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates43.52542, -96.73922

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Campus Park: 0.4 mi
  • Karras Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dugan Park: 0.6 mi
  • Menlo Park: 0.6 mi
  • Spellerberg Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 40
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 10
  • Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker: 0.4 mi
  • 9/11 Steel Girder: 0.5 mi
  • Radio Station KSOO: 1.5 mi
  • USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • The Dubuque House Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Bigsiouxvius: 7.8 mi
  • Canton Mounds: 16.7 mi
  • Orphanage Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Trent Mounds: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
  • W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 2.5 mi
  • Corn Maze: 9.2 mi
  • King & Queen Rock: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Sioux Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Middle Sioux Falls: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Family Park: 4.5 mi
  • Corn Feeding Area: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orphanage HillN 3°484 m21.0 mi
Trent MoundsN 10°455 m24.8 mi
Mount BigsiouxviusENE 58°432 m7.8 mi
Canton MoundsSE 145°430 m16.7 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 °F162133465970747263493422
Precip in0.70.81.53.03.74.63.33.33.02.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls WFO AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3065809952

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