Home of the Second Corn Palace
Home of the Second Corn Palace is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Big Mound stands 399 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is 6th St Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Multi-purpose venue in Mitchell, South Dakota
Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q2997434, matched on coordinates and name (106 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Home of the Second Corn Palace
How to reach it
62 named places within 25 miles
- 6th St Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- Uptown Park: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Kernel Park: 0.5 mi
- Corn Palace Mascot: 0.1 mi
- Clock: 0.1 mi
- Girl Jumping Rope: 0.9 mi
- Sinclair Dinosaur: 1.5 mi
- Ringnecks Rising Statue: 1.6 mi
- Telstar Mustang-Shelby-Cobra: 1.1 mi
- McGovern Legacy Museum: 1.1 mi
- Dakota Discovery Museum: 1.1 mi
- Boehnen Memorial Museum: 1.9 mi
- Mt. Vernon Area Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Bella's Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
- Pollinator Plot: 0.9 mi
- Mitchell Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Audrey's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Davison County Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Kiwanis Woodlot Monument: 1.4 mi
- Original Site of Plankinton School: 22.7 mi
- Mitchell Corn Palace: 0.1 mi
- Rodeo Bunny: 1.4 mi
- Big Mound: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Home of the Second Corn Palace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound | N 353° | 399 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:34 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:11 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5656756362
Take the scenic way to Home of the Second Corn Palace.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.