Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll
Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 707 m. Horseshoe Butte stands 772 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Auto, a museum 0.3 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1946
How to reach it
12 named places within 25 miles
- White Clay Butte: 3.8 mi
- Flat Top Butte: 15.2 mi
- Stony Butte: 23.5 mi
- Horseshoe Butte: 23.8 mi
- Pioneer Auto: 0.3 mi
- 1880 Town: 21.3 mi
- Millette County Historical Society & Museum: 22.1 mi
- Murdo City Park: 0.5 mi
- Medicine Creek Roadside Park: 19.9 mi
- White River City Park: 22.4 mi
- Lulu the T-Rex: 20.9 mi
- I-90 Belvidere Rest Area (westbound): 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Butte | WSW 245° | 772 m | 23.8 mi |
| White Clay Butte | NNE 26° | 764 m | 3.8 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | NW 313° | 699 m | 15.2 mi |
| Stony Butte | ENE 64° | 647 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:21 | 17:09 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murdo, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10762282644
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