Historic site · South Dakota

Minnesota Welcomes You

Minnesota Welcomes You from directly overhead

Minnesota Welcomes You is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Eagle Rock stands 527 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Manley, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Minnesota Welcomes You

Getting there

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Coordinates43.60858, -96.46252

12.5 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Tower · 13 mi
Inkpaduta Campsite · 29 mi
Exhibit Quarry · 29 mi
Lake Haiwatha · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Beaver Creek Nature Area: 5.4 mi
Aspen Park: 6.3 mi
Hills Rez Park: 7.6 mi
Jacobson Park: 7.9 mi
Linwood Park: 11.3 mi

Artworks40

Two Eagles: 13.4 mi
1 > 7: 13.4 mi
Monarch of the Plains: 13.5 mi
I Tell You What: 13.5 mi
Farmer: 13.5 mi

Nature reserves20

Springwater Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
Roeman-Stetrichs Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
Little Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
P.F. Mulder Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
Russ Blanford Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi

Museums19

Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 7.7 mi
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site: 9.1 mi
Manitou: 13.0 mi
Hinkly House Museum: 13.0 mi
Rock County Historical Society and Museum: 13.2 mi

Historic sites15

Tri-State Marker: 7.5 mi
The Buffalo: 12.7 mi
Minnehaha County Pioneers Memorial: 12.7 mi
The Amidon Affair: 12.7 mi
Flags: 12.9 mi

Peaks8

Mount Bigsiouxvius: 7.4 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 13.4 mi
Eagle Rock: 14.6 mi
The Mound: 14.8 mi
Jasper Peak: 15.8 mi

Ghost towns5

Manley: 2.0 mi
Bruce: 6.8 mi
Ash Creek: 14.3 mi
Carnegie: 14.7 mi
Lakewood: 23.5 mi

Attractions3

King & Queen Rock: 6.2 mi
W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 15.9 mi
Corn Maze: 16.7 mi

Gardens3

Rooftop Garden: 13.6 mi
Indoor Gardens: 13.6 mi
Sunken Garden: 14.1 mi

Cliffs2

The Palisades: 6.2 mi
Dells of the Sioux River: 18.7 mi

Picnic sites2

Corn Feeding Area: 9.5 mi
Family Park: 18.5 mi

Waterfalls2

Middle Sioux Falls: 13.5 mi
Upper Sioux Falls: 13.5 mi

Beaches2

Lake Alvin Beach: 13.7 mi
Swim Beach: 20.4 mi

Rest areas1

Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 24.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Eagle Rock	ENE 66°	527 m	14.6 mi
Jasper Peak	NNE 15°	523 m	15.8 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High Point	NE 46°	518 m	13.4 mi
Orphanage Hill	NW 320°	484 m	19.9 mi
Trent Mounds	NNW 333°	455 m	20.9 mi
Mount Bigsiouxvius	WSW 258°	432 m	7.4 mi
Canton Mounds	SSW 192°	430 m	19.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:38
June solstice	05:45	20:28	21:12
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:25
December solstice	07:57	16:06	16:53

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	15	20	32	45	58	68	72	69	61	48	33	20
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.8	3.3	3.8	5.0	3.4	3.2	3.1	2.3	1.3	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls 14 NNE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10573697621

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