Emmet
Emmet is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Boy Scout Hill stands 430 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dick and Gertrude Havelaar, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
township in South Dakota, United States
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Outlaw Trail
61 named places within 25 miles
- Sioux County Historical Site: 12.1 mi
- Spirit Mound Historic Prairie: 12.3 mi
- Big Sioux Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Hawarden City Park: 13.4 mi
- Bluffs Park: 14.7 mi
- River's Bend Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Elk Point Bend State Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Spirit Mound: 12.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 18.5 mi
- Volcano Hill: 18.7 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 19.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.6 mi
- W. H. Over Museum: 14.4 mi
- National Music Museum: 15.0 mi
- Austin-Whittemore House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Union County Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Daneville Heritage Museum: 22.9 mi
- Dick and Gertrude Havelaar: 2.8 mi
- Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker: 21.7 mi
- Gayville Veterans Memorial: 22.1 mi
- HyVee Garden: 14.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 14.9 mi
- Calliope Village: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emmet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boy Scout Hill | S 190° | 430 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | SSW 197° | 429 m | 19.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | S 191° | 426 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lookout Hill | S 176° | 411 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSW 196° | 395 m | 18.5 mi |
| Spirit Mound | WSW 244° | 390 m | 12.2 mi |
| Volcano Hill | SSW 193° | 382 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:10 | 16:56 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerville 6 SE, 10 mi away.
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