Northern Lights Tower
Northern Lights Tower is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 474 m. Bald Butte stands 521 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Village Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49533179, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
25 named places within 25 miles
- Ellery Park: 1.0 mi
- Meyer Township National Wildlife Refuge: 6.8 mi
- Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 8.7 mi
- Boyer National Wildlife Refuge: 9.6 mi
- Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 11.2 mi
- Broken Bone Hill: 10.4 mi
- Bald Butte: 22.0 mi
- Copperdahl Hill: 22.4 mi
- Bison: 23.7 mi
- Prairie Village Museum: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northern Lights Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Butte | SW 228° | 521 m | 22.0 mi |
| Broken Bone Hill | E 92° | 520 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bison | SSW 212° | 512 m | 23.7 mi |
| Copperdahl Hill | WSW 247° | 478 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:12 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:56 | 21:46 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 15:54 | 16:48 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 42 | 25 | 12 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rugby, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7795145373
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