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Cedar Valley School

Cedar Valley School from directly overhead

Cedar Valley School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 557 m. Stony Butte stands 647 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Creek Recreation Area, a park 8.6 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
557 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.19457, -100.22225
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Antelope Creek Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Rousseau Recreation and Overlook Area: 11.3 mi
  • Pierre Marina Recreational Area: 12.6 mi
  • Devine Park: 12.8 mi
  • Fishers Lilly Park: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Fort George Butte: 10.1 mi
  • Stony Butte: 11.4 mi
  • Verendrye Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Snake Butte: 17.3 mi
  • Snake Butte: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
  • South Dakota National Guard Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Cultural Heritage Center: 13.6 mi
  • Fort Chouteau Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Pioneer Museum: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Civil War Monument: 13.1 mi
  • Fighting Stallions: 13.3 mi
  • Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Vivian Rest Area Eastbound: 19.6 mi
  • Vivian Rest Area Westbound: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ButteSSW 197°647 m11.4 mi
Willow Creek ButteNW 305°635 m23.2 mi
Medicine KnollNNE 26°619 m21.4 mi
Fort George ButteE 84°597 m10.1 mi
Snake ButteNNW 337°584 m17.5 mi
Brown HillNW 324°575 m19.9 mi
Snake ButteNNW 339°538 m17.3 mi
Verendrye HillNW 325°504 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice05:5820:4421:29
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1416:1817:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465768757364493423
Precip in0.40.71.01.93.33.72.41.91.71.70.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierre Rgnl AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1261918248

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