Camp Hancock State Historic Site
Camp Hancock State Historic Site is an attraction in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 511 m. Ambulance Butte stands 693 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Peace Park: 0.2 mi
- Custer Park: 0.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.4 mi
- Zonta Park: 0.5 mi
- Rosa Young Park: 0.8 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.8 mi
- Burnt Butte: 9.3 mi
- Keever Butte: 10.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 11.2 mi
- Coal Butte: 11.6 mi
- Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Archeology & Historic Preservation: 1.1 mi
- North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum: 1.1 mi
- Buckstop Junction: 3.0 mi
- North Dakota State Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
- Pioneer Family: 0.9 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Merci Train: 1.0 mi
- Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post: 3.8 mi
- Cavalry Post: 4.1 mi
- Rest Area Eastbound: 10.0 mi
- Rest Area Westbound: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Hancock State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Butte | SSE 168° | 693 m | 15.8 mi |
| Crown Butte | WNW 296° | 692 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 215° | 689 m | 19.8 mi |
| Keever Butte | NNE 26° | 659 m | 10.5 mi |
| Twin Buttes | N 8° | 659 m | 17.7 mi |
| Solberg Butte | NE 42° | 649 m | 11.9 mi |
| Coal Butte | NNW 346° | 640 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sibley Butte | ENE 62° | 640 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:54 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:06 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bismarck 2.4 NNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001004OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Camp Hancock Site, reference 72001004, listed 02/23/72.
OpenStreetMap element way/789742624
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