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Terraville

Terraville from directly overhead

Terraville is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,560 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blacktail, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

human settlement in United States of America

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Coordinates44.36220, -103.76500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Whitetail Summit: 1.5 mi
  • White Rocks: 2.4 mi
  • Mount Theodore Roosevelt: 2.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.1 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Parks: 13
  • Manuel Brothers Park: 0.7 mi
  • Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Centennial Park: 12.3 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 13.4 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Broken Boot Gold Mine: 1.2 mi
  • Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 2.2 mi
  • Seth Bullock's Grave: 2.3 mi
  • Tatanka Story of Bison: 3.5 mi
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Spearfish Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Northern Hills Rest Area: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Terraville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crooks TowerSSW 208°2,168 m16.2 mi
Terry PeakSW 235°2,147 m4.2 mi
Laird PeakSW 229°2,089 m15.9 mi
Custer PeakS 170°2,071 m8.3 mi
East Cement RidgeW 265°2,034 m14.7 mi
Deer MountainSW 216°2,027 m5.1 mi
West Cement RidgeW 268°2,026 m15.4 mi
Bald MountainWSW 243°2,012 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:44
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2915:3116:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282836435262696860463628
Precip in1.51.82.23.54.93.83.12.32.03.31.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lead, 1 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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