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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. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
557 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.19457, -100.22225

41 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • 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: 7
  • Fort George Butte: 10.1 mi
  • Stony Butte: 11.4 mi
  • Verendrye Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Snake Butte: 17.3 mi
  • Brown Hill: 19.9 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

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 ButteSSW647 m11.4 mi
Willow Creek ButteNW635 m23.2 mi
Medicine KnollNNE619 m21.4 mi
Fort George ButteE597 m10.1 mi
Brown HillNW575 m19.9 mi
Snake ButteNNW538 m17.3 mi
Verendrye HillNW504 m13.7 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1261918248

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