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Old Settlers Monument

Old Settlers Monument from directly overhead

Old Settlers Monument is a historic site in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 600 m. Streeter Moraine stands 693 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Lake State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

Park in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q49535249, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.40276, -99.61540

27 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Beaver Lake State Park: 0.3 mi
  • Logan County State Game Management Area: 8.2 mi
  • Doyle Memorial State Recreational Park: 15.1 mi
  • Alkaline Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
  • Green Lake State Game Management Area: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 4
  • Schell Buttes: 12.2 mi
  • Streeter Moraine: 16.1 mi
  • Cactus Point: 21.1 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Dinosaurs on the Prairie Threshing Machines: 8.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Streeter MoraineENE693 m16.1 mi
Buffalo HillENE652 m23.5 mi
Cactus PointENE642 m21.1 mi
Schell ButtesSW592 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1119:51
June solstice05:4720:4821:35
September equinox07:2618:5819:38
December solstice08:2016:0416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111527415463696758442917

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wishek, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357765021

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