Ghost town · South Dakota
Stevens
Stevens is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sodrac Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in South Dakota
How to reach it
Coordinates42.52889, -96.49667
- 1.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Outlaw Trail
- 6.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gobbler Point · 2 mi
- Bobsled Run · 2 mi
- Kestrel Point · 2 mi
- Mount Lucia · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sodrac Park: 0.7 mi
- Goldie & Beck Park: 0.9 mi
- Kirk Hansen Park: 1.5 mi
- Stone State Park: 1.7 mi
- Prairie Blvd Park: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Edgewater Park: 1.1 mi
- Sioux City State Prairie Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Heendah Hills Wildlife Managment Area: 3.5 mi
- Stone State Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Theophile Bruguier Monument: 3.3 mi
- Chief War Eagle Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Sky Art: 5.0 mi
- Hard Rock Guitar: 5.0 mi
- Combination Bridge Pillar: 5.1 mi
Museums: 14
- The Railroad Museum: 1.0 mi
- Sergent Floyd River Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 4.9 mi
- Betty Strong Encounter Center: 4.9 mi
- LaunchPAD Children's Museum: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 8
- Dakota Point: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 12.0 mi
- Boy Scout Hill: 18.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.1 mi
- Cottonwood Hill: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 4.6 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 5.6 mi
- Towers of Time: 11.8 mi
- Harp: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dale Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Old Town: 22.3 mi
- Train: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sergeant Bluff: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dodds: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stevens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | WSW 259° | 468 m | 19.2 mi |
| Boy Scout Hill | WNW 301° | 430 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | WNW 301° | 429 m | 21.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 302° | 426 m | 19.1 mi |
| Lookout Hill | WNW 294° | 411 m | 12.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 303° | 395 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dakota Point | NE 36° | 394 m | 2.2 mi |
| Volcano Hill | WNW 303° | 382 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:25 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 5 mi
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