Fallen Officers Memorial
Fallen Officers Memorial is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 989 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rapid Trout, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Rushmore Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Breezy Point Overlook & Picnic Area · 18 mi
- Borglum View Terrace · 18 mi
- Historic Viewing Terrace · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rapid Trout: 0.0 mi
- Triceratops: 0.5 mi
- Tyranosaurus Rex: 0.5 mi
- Trachodon: 0.5 mi
- Apatosaurus: 0.5 mi
- Hangman Hill: 0.3 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 0.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.2 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 7.6 mi
- Brennan Hill: 8.0 mi
- Founders Park: 0.2 mi
- Halley Park: 0.3 mi
- Chuck Lien Family Park: 0.4 mi
- M Hill: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park West: 0.5 mi
- Storybook Island Train: 1.3 mi
- Old Fire Truck: 1.3 mi
- Snowwhite: 1.3 mi
- Cinderella's carriage: 1.4 mi
- Steam locomotive: 1.4 mi
- The Journey Museum: 1.2 mi
- Museum of Geology: 2.0 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 6.8 mi
- South Dakota Air and Space Museum: 9.1 mi
- Big Thunder Gold Mine: 15.7 mi
- Pactola: 12.0 mi
- Teddy Bear: 16.0 mi
- Etta: 16.6 mi
- Merritt: 16.6 mi
- Addie Camp: 17.9 mi
- The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- The Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 4.7 mi
- Dodge School: 13.8 mi
- Mann School: 14.9 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 17.8 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 0.8 mi
- terrace: 1.2 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 13.7 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 14.3 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 22.9 mi
- Dam Back Side: 22.9 mi
- Ephel Duath: 23.1 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Spring Creek: 11.4 mi
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Fallen Officers Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | SW 224° | 2,207 m | 20.8 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | SW 223° | 2,134 m | 21.8 mi |
| Saint Elmo Peak | SW 230° | 1,954 m | 22.9 mi |
| Samelias Peak | SW 228° | 1,952 m | 15.8 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | SW 225° | 1,940 m | 19.3 mi |
| Old Bald Peak | WSW 256° | 1,866 m | 17.4 mi |
| Union Hill | WSW 247° | 1,863 m | 19.0 mi |
| Redfern Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,846 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City WFO, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4763139628
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