Ghost town · North Dakota

Sims

Sims from directly overhead

Sims is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 596 m. Hailstone Butte stands 756 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Klondike Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

ghost town in North Dakota, United States

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Coordinates46.77220, -101.49900

0.5 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway

Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks33

Klondike Butte: 2.1 mi
Sugarloaf: 2.2 mi
Pointed Hill: 4.0 mi
Curlew Buttes: 5.4 mi
Gaebe Hill: 5.9 mi

Parks6

Storm Creek State Game Management Area: 10.2 mi
Sweet Briar Dam State Game Management Area: 12.9 mi
Otter Creek State Game Management Area: 17.6 mi
Heart Butte Reservoir State Game Management Area: 19.6 mi
Crown Butte State Game Management Area: 20.3 mi

Artworks1

Salem Sue: 6.5 mi

Museums1

Glen Ullin Museum: 16.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Hailstone Butte	NW 320°	756 m	12.8 mi
Heart Butte	WSW 248°	736 m	19.1 mi
Spring Butte	W 269°	734 m	14.5 mi
Cookout Butte	S 182°	733 m	21.6 mi
Carson Hill	S 187°	717 m	23.9 mi
Wolf Butte	W 259°	704 m	16.7 mi
School Hill	NNE 32°	701 m	6.5 mi
Whiskey Buttes	SSE 160°	699 m	21.4 mi

Conditions

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:50	18:19	18:59
June solstice	04:53	19:57	20:44
September equinox	06:34	18:06	18:46
December solstice	07:29	15:09	16:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	14	18	30	43	55	65	71	69	59	45	30	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Almont, 3 mi away.

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