Fort Union Trading Post
Fort Union Trading Post is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 579 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Java, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
National Historic Site of the United States in North Dakota.
Dates from 1966-06-20.
Wikidata Q2362959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1828
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Sharbano Park: 9.8 mi
- Sundheim Park: 10.1 mi
- Richland Park: 16.9 mi
- Meadow Park: 20.2 mi
- North Park: 20.3 mi
- Antelope Butte: 9.0 mi
- Crow Fly High Hill: 12.0 mi
- Bull Butte: 14.0 mi
- Blue Hill: 17.8 mi
- Three Buttes: 17.9 mi
- Java: 0.9 mi
- Mondak: 1.5 mi
- Charbonneau: 16.3 mi
- MonDak Heritage Center: 20.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum: 21.3 mi
- Culbertson Museum: 23.3 mi
- State Trust: 3.0 mi
- BLM: 6.8 mi
- GN 3059: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Union Trading Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Butte | NNW 342° | 804 m | 19.1 mi |
| Blue Hill | W 260° | 801 m | 17.8 mi |
| Lone Butte | WSW 248° | 784 m | 21.3 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 277° | 765 m | 17.9 mi |
| Clay Butte | NNW 335° | 739 m | 20.9 mi |
| Ragged Butte | ESE 117° | 730 m | 20.7 mi |
| Antelope Butte | W 267° | 728 m | 9.0 mi |
| A Butte | ESE 122° | 715 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:11 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:12 | 16:06 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williston EXP Farm, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000103OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/720329650
Day trips start here
- Cartwright · 11 mi
- Sidney · 20 mi
- Alexander · 21 mi
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