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Johnson School

Johnson School from directly overhead

Johnson School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 456 m. Orphanage Hill stands 484 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Ridge Ghost Town, a museum 1.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
456 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.62387, -96.89033

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turtle Creek Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hartford City Park: 2.5 mi
  • Century Square Park: 2.8 mi
  • Sunset Park: 4.3 mi
  • Crooks Veterans Park: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Farmer: 9.5 mi
  • Children's Art Wall: 9.5 mi
  • I Tell You What: 9.5 mi
  • Windmill: 9.5 mi
  • For Which it Stands: 9.5 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 3
  • W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 7.7 mi
  • King & Queen Rock: 18.9 mi
  • Corn Maze: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Bigsiouxvius: 14.4 mi
  • Orphanage Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Trent Mounds: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Family Park: 6.2 mi
  • Corn Feeding Area: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Sioux Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Middle Sioux Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orphanage HillNNE 31°484 m16.6 mi
Trent MoundsNE 34°455 m21.2 mi
Mount BigsiouxviusE 101°432 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:40
June solstice05:4720:2921:13
September equinox07:1518:4919:27
December solstice07:5916:0716:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465970747263493422
Precip in0.70.81.53.03.74.63.33.33.02.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls WFO AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357083941

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