Historic site · South Dakota
Manchester Town Monument
Manchester Town Monument is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. The nearest named place is Manchester, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Memorial of the Town Of Manchester. Town destroyed by an F4 Tornado in 2003.
How to reach it
Coordinates44.36968, -97.72044
24 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 17
- Woodall Park: 6.3 mi
- Cherry Lake State Public Shooting Area: 16.3 mi
- Staum Dam State Public Shooting Area: 17.4 mi
- McShane State Public Shooting Area: 18.7 mi
- Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area: 19.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Iroquois Heritage Museum: 6.4 mi
- De Smet Depot Museum: 8.6 mi
- Ingalls Home and Museum: 8.8 mi
- Ingalls Discovery Center: 8.8 mi
- Pyle House Museum: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Manchester: 0.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- World's Largest Pheasant: 23.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:07 | 16:55 |
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 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Smet, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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