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Manchester Town Monument

Manchester Town Monument from directly overhead

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
Historic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:43
June solstice05:4720:3521:19
September equinox07:1918:5219:30
December solstice08:0516:0716:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931445667716961463119
Precip in0.60.91.42.33.34.13.93.12.82.01.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Smet, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9695695703

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