Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post
Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Ambulance Butte stands 693 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
North Dakota state park
Dates from 1907.
Wikidata Q1438425, matched on coordinates and name (749 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1872
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park: 0.7 mi
- Borden Harbor Park: 1.7 mi
- Atkinson Nature Park: 1.9 mi
- South Meadows Park: 2.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 10.3 mi
- Burnt Butte: 12.0 mi
- Coal Butte: 13.7 mi
- Keever Butte: 14.0 mi
- Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Archeology & Historic Preservation: 4.8 mi
- North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum: 4.8 mi
- Buckstop Junction: 6.5 mi
- North Dakota State Railroad Museum: 7.2 mi
- Cavalry Post: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Family: 4.6 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Merci Train: 4.8 mi
- Rest Area Eastbound: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
- Camp Hancock State Historic Site: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Butte | SSE 155° | 693 m | 14.4 mi |
| Crown Butte | NW 309° | 692 m | 14.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSW 211° | 689 m | 16.2 mi |
| Keever Butte | NNE 32° | 659 m | 14.0 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNE 16° | 659 m | 20.7 mi |
| Solberg Butte | NE 44° | 649 m | 15.6 mi |
| Coal Butte | N 1° | 640 m | 13.7 mi |
| Township Hill | SSW 203° | 635 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:55 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:07 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/North_Dakota/New_Salem).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mandan EXP STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/265315810
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