Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker
Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 459 m. Orphanage Hill stands 484 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Grief and Defiance, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States of America
Wikidata Q49535389, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 459 m
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Campus Park: 0.2 mi
- Menlo Park: 0.2 mi
- Bishop Hare Statue: 0.5 mi
- Spellerberg Park: 0.7 mi
- McKennan Park: 0.8 mi
- Grief and Defiance: 0.0 mi
- White Buffalo Calf Woman: 0.0 mi
- Tranquil: 0.0 mi
- Evolution: 0.0 mi
- Leaf Lady: 0.0 mi
- Washington Pavillion of Arts & Science: 0.9 mi
- Pettigrew Home & Museum: 1.2 mi
- Delbridge Museum of Natural History: 1.3 mi
- Old Courthouse Museum: 1.4 mi
- USS South Dakota: 1.5 mi
- 9/11 Steel Girder: 0.0 mi
- Radio Station KSOO: 1.1 mi
- USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial: 1.5 mi
- The Dubuque House Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Minnehaha County Pioneers Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Roeman-Stetrichs Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
- Klondike River Access: 14.8 mi
- Springwater Wildlife Management Area: 20.6 mi
- Blankespoon Wildlife Area: 21.0 mi
- Fairview Wildlife Complex: 23.1 mi
- Mount Bigsiouxvius: 7.5 mi
- Canton Mounds: 17.0 mi
- Orphanage Hill: 20.6 mi
- Trent Mounds: 24.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.8 mi
- Indoor Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 1.3 mi
- W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 2.2 mi
- Corn Maze: 9.6 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 15.3 mi
- Upper Sioux Falls: 1.9 mi
- Middle Sioux Falls: 1.9 mi
- Family Park: 4.4 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 6.1 mi
- The Palisades: 15.4 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 19.3 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orphanage Hill | N 3° | 484 m | 20.6 mi |
| Trent Mounds | N 10° | 455 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | ENE 61° | 432 m | 7.5 mi |
| Canton Mounds | SE 146° | 430 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls WFO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357095748
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