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Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary

Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary from directly overhead

Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Devils Nest stands 345 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunters Paradise Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1891
Material: quartzite
Inscription: “In. Mt.” and beneath that “In. Pt. 9 C.E.” for “Initial Point 9 Chains East,” meaning the marker was placed nine chains west of the North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota state lines.

Getting there

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Coordinates45.93524, -96.56373

3.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
26.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Hunters Paradise Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Bois De Sioux Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
Gravel Pit 3950 Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi

Parks24

Falk Park: 9.6 mi
City Park: 9.9 mi
Roy Johnson Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
Campbell City Park: 13.6 mi
City Park: 16.3 mi

Historic sites2

Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 7.6 mi
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 13.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Childs: 9.1 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 14.5 mi

Peaks1

Devils Nest: 16.6 mi

Museums1

Wilkin County Museum: 22.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Devils Nest	WNW 298°	345 m	16.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:39
June solstice	05:36	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:14	18:46	19:26
December solstice	08:06	15:54	16:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	10	14	28	43	57	67	71	69	60	46	31	17
Precip in	0.6	0.6	1.1	2.3	2.9	4.1	3.7	2.4	2.6	2.4	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Rock DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10680053651

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