Ghost town · North Dakota

Wheelock

Wheelock from directly overhead

Wheelock is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 731 m. Big Butte stands 739 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ray Opera House Museum, a museum 5.2 miles away. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

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

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Coordinates48.29639, -103.25250

Around it

19 named places within 25 miles

Parks11

North Tobacco Garden State Game Management Area: 10.8 mi
Lewis & Clark State Park: 12.1 mi
Tobacco Garden Creek State Game Management Area: 13.7 mi
Hofflund State Game Management Area: 13.8 mi
Tobacco Garden Creek Recreation Area: 14.9 mi

Peaks4

Stone Johnny Hill: 7.4 mi
Flagstaff Hill: 9.5 mi
Red Mike Hill: 13.0 mi
Big Butte: 24.0 mi

Museums1

Ray Opera House Museum: 5.2 mi

Ghost towns1

Temple: 11.1 mi

Historic sites1

Sloulin Field International Airport (historic): 19.7 mi

Attractions1

GN 3059: 20.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Butte	ENE 65°	739 m	24.0 mi
Flagstaff Hill	S 170°	720 m	9.5 mi
Stone Johnny Hill	SE 143°	703 m	7.4 mi
Red Mike Hill	SE 136°	611 m	13.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:57	18:25	19:06
June solstice	04:53	20:09	20:58
September equinox	06:40	18:12	18:53
December solstice	07:42	15:07	16:02

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	11	16	28	43	55	65	70	69	59	44	29	16
Precip in	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.0	2.1	3.2	2.8	1.6	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tioga 1E, 17 mi away.

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