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Plainview School

Plainview School from directly overhead

Plainview School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 833 m. Deadman Mountain stands 1,502 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Milberg School, a historic site 5.2 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
833 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.66304, -103.30630
Around it

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
  • Buzzards Peak: 8.3 mi
  • Owl Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Miller Butte: 12.2 mi
  • Englishman Butte: 13.5 mi
  • Bear Butte: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 5
  • Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge: 16.0 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 19.6 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 19.6 mi
  • Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge: 20.0 mi
  • Centennial Park: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 20.1 mi
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deadman MountainSSW 209°1,502 m23.3 mi
Crook MountainSW 224°1,479 m23.5 mi
Red HillSSW 213°1,412 m24.6 mi
Elkhorn PeakWSW 237°1,372 m23.4 mi
Granite PeakSW 215°1,349 m22.8 mi
Bear ButteSSW 205°1,344 m14.2 mi
Oyster MountainSW 218°1,226 m20.1 mi
Sly HillSSW 214°1,182 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:06
June solstice05:0919:5820:43
September equinox06:4118:1418:53
December solstice07:2815:2816:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434445465737161473323
Precip in0.40.50.81.83.23.32.11.31.01.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newell, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357085759

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