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Manchester

Manchester from directly overhead

Manchester is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. The nearest named place is Manchester Town Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles.

unincorporated community in South Dakota

How to reach it

Coordinates44.36920, -97.72060

24 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • Woodall Park: 6.2 mi
  • Cherry Lake State Public Shooting Area: 16.3 mi
  • Staum Dam State Public Shooting Area: 17.5 mi
  • McShane State Public Shooting Area: 18.7 mi
  • Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area: 19.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • Iroquois Heritage Museum: 6.4 mi
  • De Smet Depot Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Ingalls Home and Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Ingalls Discovery Center: 8.8 mi
  • Pyle House Museum: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 2

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:43
June solstice05:4720:3521:19
September equinox07:1918:5219:30
December solstice08:0516:0716:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931445667716961463119
Precip in0.60.91.42.33.34.13.93.12.82.01.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Smet, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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