- Elevation, modelled
- 446 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Orphanage Hill484 m · 21.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway26.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 43.5255, -96.7377
Ole the Viking is a artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled 446 m. Orphanage Hill stands 484 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hindsight, Insight, Foresight, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1966
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ole the Viking. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orphanage Hill | N 3° | 484 m | 21.0 mi |
| Trent Mounds | N 10° | 455 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | ENE 58° | 432 m | 7.7 mi |
| Canton Mounds | SE 145° | 430 m | 16.7 mi |
- 26.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Campus Park: 0.3 mi
- Karras Park: 0.4 mi
- Dugan Park: 0.6 mi
- Menlo Park: 0.6 mi
- Bishop Hare Statue: 0.8 mi
- Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: 0.0 mi
- Moses: 0.1 mi
- Eide-Dalrymple Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Homage to Victor Vasarely: 0.1 mi
- Lucky Dragon Fly Gong: 0.3 mi
- Washington Pavillion of Arts & Science: 1.3 mi
- Delbridge Museum of Natural History: 1.6 mi
- Pettigrew Home & Museum: 1.6 mi
- USS South Dakota: 1.8 mi
- Old Courthouse Museum: 1.8 mi
- 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: 1.8 mi
- The Dubuque House Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Roeman-Stetrichs Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Klondike River Access: 14.5 mi
- Blankespoon Wildlife Area: 20.6 mi
- Springwater Wildlife Management Area: 20.8 mi
- Fairview Wildlife Complex: 22.7 mi
- Mount Bigsiouxvius: 7.7 mi
- Canton Mounds: 16.7 mi
- Orphanage Hill: 21.0 mi
- Trent Mounds: 24.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.9 mi
- Indoor Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 1.3 mi
- W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 2.5 mi
- Corn Maze: 9.2 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 15.5 mi
- Upper Sioux Falls: 2.3 mi
- Middle Sioux Falls: 2.3 mi
- Family Park: 4.6 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 6.1 mi
- The Palisades: 15.7 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 19.8 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 8.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls WFO AP, 4 mi away.
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