William Noordermeer Gardens
William Noordermeer Gardens is a garden in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 996 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dakota Drive Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Rushmore Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Breezy Point Overlook & Picnic Area · 17 mi
- Borglum View Terrace · 17 mi
- Historic Viewing Terrace · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tyranosaurus Rex: 0.5 mi
- Apatosaurus: 0.5 mi
- Triceratops: 0.5 mi
- Stegosaurus: 0.5 mi
- Trachodon: 0.5 mi
- Hangman Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.5 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 6.8 mi
- Mount Wheaton: 7.7 mi
- Dakota Drive Park: 0.2 mi
- Rapid City Dirt Jump Park: 0.5 mi
- Founders Park: 0.6 mi
- M Hill: 0.7 mi
- Chuck Lien Family Park: 0.8 mi
- Old Fire Truck: 0.5 mi
- Storybook Island Train: 0.5 mi
- Homestake Air Locomotive #24: 0.6 mi
- Snowwhite: 0.6 mi
- Steam locomotive: 0.6 mi
- The Journey Museum: 2.0 mi
- Museum of Geology: 2.5 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 6.2 mi
- South Dakota Air and Space Museum: 9.9 mi
- Big Thunder Gold Mine: 15.0 mi
- Fallen Officers Memorial: 0.8 mi
- The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- The Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 5.4 mi
- Dodge School: 13.7 mi
- Mann School: 15.2 mi
- Pactola: 11.3 mi
- Teddy Bear: 15.2 mi
- Etta: 15.8 mi
- Merritt: 16.1 mi
- Addie Camp: 17.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 12.8 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 13.5 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 22.1 mi
- Dam Back Side: 22.1 mi
- Ephel Duath: 22.3 mi
- terrace: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 1.6 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 2.4 mi
- Spring Creek: 10.6 mi
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of William Noordermeer Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | SW 223° | 2,207 m | 20.0 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | SW 222° | 2,134 m | 21.0 mi |
| Saint Elmo Peak | SW 230° | 1,954 m | 22.1 mi |
| Samelias Peak | SW 228° | 1,952 m | 15.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | SW 224° | 1,940 m | 18.5 mi |
| Old Bald Peak | WSW 257° | 1,866 m | 16.6 mi |
| Union Hill | WSW 247° | 1,863 m | 18.2 mi |
| Redfern Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,846 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City WFO, 2 mi away.
- prairie pasqueflower38 obs
- dame's rocket36 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel35 obs
- Mallard34 obs
- Mule Deer33 obs
- Great Plains yucca33 obs
- purple crownvetch33 obs
- Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine32 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/294039173
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