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Manley

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Manley is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Eagle Rock stands 527 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnesota Welcomes You, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Beaver Creek Township, Minnesota, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates43.59030, -96.43110

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hills Rez Park: 5.7 mi
  • Jacobson Park: 5.9 mi
  • Beaver Creek Nature Area: 6.1 mi
  • Aspen Park: 7.7 mi
  • Schoneman County Park: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Stained Glass: 14.6 mi
  • Hope Stones: 14.6 mi
  • Leuning Sculpture: 14.7 mi
  • Digital Art Wall: 14.7 mi
  • Two Eagles: 14.7 mi
Museums: 18
  • Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site: 9.8 mi
  • Manitou: 11.9 mi
  • Hinkly House Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Rock County Historical Society and Museum: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Bigsiouxvius: 8.8 mi
  • Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 13.3 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 13.8 mi
  • The Mound: 14.0 mi
  • Jasper Peak: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • King & Queen Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Corn Maze: 16.7 mi
  • W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 17.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Corn Feeding Area: 10.2 mi
  • Family Park: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Middle Sioux Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Upper Sioux Falls: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle RockENE527 m13.8 mi
Jasper PeakN523 m16.8 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High PointNE518 m13.3 mi
Orphanage HillNW484 m21.9 mi
Trent MoundsNNW455 m22.8 mi
Mount BigsiouxviusW432 m8.8 mi
Canton MoundsSSW430 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:4520:2721:11
September equinox07:1418:4719:25
December solstice07:5716:0616:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032455868726961483320
Precip in0.70.91.83.33.85.03.43.23.12.31.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls 14 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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