Scientific Center of North America
Scientific Center of North America is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 646 m. School Hill stands 701 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Clark Historic Site, a park 5.5 miles away. Sakakawea Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Scientific Center of North America (with coordinates of the town, not the rock.)
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Sakakawea Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
26 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Clark Historic Site: 5.5 mi
- Fort Mandan Historic Site: 8.3 mi
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site: 12.8 mi
- Riverboat Park: 14.8 mi
- Molander State Park: 16.1 mi
- Square Butte: 9.4 mi
- Red Butte: 12.9 mi
- Horseshoe Butte: 18.7 mi
- Stonehouse Butte: 19.2 mi
- Square Buttes: 19.2 mi
- McLean County Museum: 15.0 mi
- Pfennig Wildlife Museum: 23.7 mi
- Sanger: 14.4 mi
- HGC: 16.0 mi
- Salem Sue: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scientific Center of North America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Hill | SSW 195° | 701 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Butte | W 274° | 696 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gaebe Hill | S 190° | 696 m | 24.9 mi |
| Crown Butte | SSE 152° | 692 m | 21.4 mi |
| Square Buttes | ESE 116° | 626 m | 19.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Butte | ESE 113° | 611 m | 18.7 mi |
| Square Butte | SSE 149° | 610 m | 9.4 mi |
| Stonehouse Butte | ESE 113° | 610 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:18 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:58 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:30 | 16:06 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 44 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Center 4SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10680291166
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