Ghost town · North Dakota

Temvik

Temvik from directly overhead

Temvik is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Braun Butte stands 640 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Temvik Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

human settlement in Emmons County, North Dakota, United States of America

The record

What the record says

Founded: 1904

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Coordinates46.36972, -100.25833

17.7 mi off the Native American Scenic Byway, National

Around it

28 named places within 25 miles

Peaks16

Temvik Butte: 1.3 mi
Winchester Butte: 5.3 mi
Coal Butte: 13.8 mi
Rattlesnake Butte: 16.9 mi
Volk Butte: 17.2 mi

Parks10

Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
Springwater Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 8.5 mi
Seeman Park: 8.6 mi
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 11.4 mi
North Dakota Fisheries Management Area: 15.3 mi

Nature reserves2

National Waterfowl Production Area: 18.4 mi
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 24.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Braun Butte	S 186°	640 m	18.7 mi
Lone Butte	S 187°	632 m	20.0 mi
Signal Butte	WNW 299°	628 m	23.3 mi
Coal Butte	WNW 297°	625 m	13.8 mi
Temvik Butte	WSW 252°	617 m	1.3 mi
Volk Butte	S 189°	614 m	17.2 mi
Rattlesnake Butte	NW 318°	613 m	16.9 mi
Hall Hill	SSW 204°	607 m	24.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:45	19:14	19:54
June solstice	05:49	20:51	21:38
September equinox	07:29	19:01	19:41
December solstice	08:22	16:07	16:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	11	16	29	43	56	66	72	70	60	45	30	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Linton, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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