Ghost town · South Dakota
Greenwood
Greenwood is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,506 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Top, a peak 1.6 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
ghost town in South Dakota, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.22026, -103.56158
- 16.0 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breezy Point Overlook & Picnic Area · 23 mi
- Mount Rushmore Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Borglum View Terrace · 24 mi
- Historic Viewing Terrace · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Pronghorn: 16.4 mi
- Rapid Trout: 18.4 mi
- Triceratops: 18.5 mi
- Tyranosaurus Rex: 18.5 mi
- Apatosaurus: 18.5 mi
Peaks
- Green Top: 1.6 mi
- Crystal Mountain: 1.7 mi
- White Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.2 mi
Parks: 52
- Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Presbyterian Church Camp: 13.2 mi
- Wheaton College Summer Camp: 13.3 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
- Manuel Brothers Park: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 26
- Wonderland cave: 4.8 mi
- Sturgis Welcome Sign: 12.6 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 13.4 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 13.5 mi
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 13.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Saab Heritage Car Museum USA - Sturgis Car Museum: 12.3 mi
- Adams House Museum: 13.3 mi
- Homestake Adams Research & Cultural Center: 13.3 mi
- Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center: 13.5 mi
- Adams Museum: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 16
- Merritt: 5.5 mi
- Brownsville: 7.6 mi
- Nahant: 10.1 mi
- Pactola: 10.8 mi
- Flatiron: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Lookout Mill: 12.5 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 13.6 mi
- General Samuel D. Sturgis Statue: 13.8 mi
- Friendship Tower: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Thunderhead Falls: 13.4 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 20.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.8 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 18.1 mi
- terrace: 18.3 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Spring Creek: 17.6 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 20.2 mi
- Roadside picnic: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sheridan Lake North: 17.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Greenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooks Tower | WSW 256° | 2,168 m | 18.2 mi |
| Terry Peak | WNW 299° | 2,147 m | 15.4 mi |
| White Tail Peak | WSW 243° | 2,123 m | 15.3 mi |
| Flag Mountain | SW 232° | 2,103 m | 16.7 mi |
| Nipple Butte | SW 230° | 2,072 m | 17.5 mi |
| Custer Peak | W 281° | 2,071 m | 8.8 mi |
| Deer Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,027 m | 14.2 mi |
| Foley Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,001 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 28 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochford 2 WNW, 11 mi away.
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