Ghost town · South Dakota
Nahant
Nahant is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,731 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Peak, a peak 4.8 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
human settlement in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates44.17665, -103.75548
- 10.0 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breezy Point Overlook & Picnic Area · 24 mi
- Flashers View · 25 mi
- Cathedral Spires · 25 mi
- Needles other eye · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Custer Peak: 4.8 mi
- White Tail Peak: 5.6 mi
- Castle Peak: 6.3 mi
- Flag Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Crooks Tower: 8.2 mi
Parks: 23
- Deerfield Lake Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Manuel Brothers Park: 12.2 mi
- Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
- Presbyterian Church Camp: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 16
- Brownsville: 7.5 mi
- Merritt: 9.6 mi
- Greenwood: 10.1 mi
- Flatiron: 10.4 mi
- Trojan: 12.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Black Hills Mining Museum: 12.1 mi
- Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center: 12.1 mi
- Homestake Adams Research & Cultural Center: 13.6 mi
- Adams House Museum: 13.6 mi
- Adams Museum: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Lookout Mill: 7.7 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 13.8 mi
- Friendship Tower: 15.3 mi
- Klondike School: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 13.4 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 13.8 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 13.9 mi
- Wonderland cave: 14.3 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Spearfish Falls: 14.9 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 15.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 17.7 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sheridan Lake North: 19.4 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 19.8 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Roadside picnic: 16.0 mi
- Spring Creek: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Patriarch: 19.0 mi
- Pronghorn: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ephel Duath: 24.5 mi
- Dam Back Side: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Spearfish Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Nahant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooks Tower | W 260° | 2,168 m | 8.2 mi |
| Terry Peak | NNW 339° | 2,147 m | 11.1 mi |
| Crows Nest Peak | SW 231° | 2,147 m | 13.3 mi |
| White Tail Peak | SW 225° | 2,123 m | 5.6 mi |
| Copper Mountain | S 178° | 2,111 m | 16.5 mi |
| Flag Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,103 m | 8.1 mi |
| Laird Peak | W 281° | 2,089 m | 12.7 mi |
| Nipple Butte | SSW 204° | 2,072 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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, 3 mi away.
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