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Okobojo

Okobojo from directly overhead

Okobojo is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 522 m. Standing Butte stands 676 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Okobojo Creek Recreation Area, a park 4.4 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

ghost town in Sully County, South Dakota, United States

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Coordinates44.64917, -100.39556
Around it

39 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Okobojo Creek Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Koenig State Public Shooting Area: 10.8 mi
  • East Shore Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
  • Overlook Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
  • Oahe Mission Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Artichoke Butte: 14.2 mi
  • Snake Butte: 15.4 mi
  • Snake Butte: 15.5 mi
  • Brown Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Mission Ridge: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark: 17.8 mi
  • Fighting Stallions: 19.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 19.9 mi
Museums: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Standing ButteWSW 256°676 m19.8 mi
Willow Creek ButteSSW 210°635 m20.9 mi
Medicine KnollSE 124°619 m21.5 mi
Artichoke ButteN 9°604 m14.2 mi
Mission RidgeW 279°604 m19.1 mi
Snake ButteS 174°584 m15.4 mi
Brown HillSSW 191°575 m15.6 mi
No Heart ButteNW 322°574 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1615:1616:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133465768747263483321
Precip in0.50.81.02.03.23.62.52.51.81.90.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Onida 4 NW, 14 mi away.

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