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Sodbuster

Sodbuster from directly overhead

Sodbuster is an artwork in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. The nearest named place is Viking Ship Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

What the record says

Material
fiberglass

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87763, -96.78427

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Viking Ship Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ole Tangen Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dike West Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dike East Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Tochi Products: 0.6 mi
  • Minuteman II ICBM: 2.1 mi
  • Tractor: 2.4 mi
  • F-102A Delta Dagger: 2.4 mi
  • F-101 Voodoo: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Angel of Hope: 0.4 mi
  • Ole & Lena: 1.1 mi
  • Sown: 1.3 mi
  • Dragon Statue: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 0.7 mi
  • Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 1.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3320:3921:26
September equinox07:1518:4719:27
December solstice08:1015:5016:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81327435767717060452915
Precip in0.70.71.31.73.44.73.42.72.92.51.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8607492139

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