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Scientific Center of North America

Scientific Center of North America from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The Scientific Center of North America (with coordinates of the town, not the rock.)
Getting there

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Coordinates47.17599, -101.30199
Around it

26 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
Peaks: 8
  • 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
Museums: 2
  • McLean County Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Pfennig Wildlife Museum: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • HGC: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
School HillSSW 195°701 m23.2 mi
Red ButteW 274°696 m12.9 mi
Gaebe HillS 190°696 m24.9 mi
Crown ButteSSE 152°692 m21.4 mi
Square ButtesESE 116°626 m19.2 mi
Horseshoe ButteESE 113°611 m18.7 mi
Square ButteSSE 149°610 m9.4 mi
Stonehouse ButteESE 113°610 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1819:58
June solstice05:5020:5821:45
September equinox07:3319:0519:45
December solstice08:3016:0616:59

Local time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141829435564706859442918
Precip in0.50.50.81.42.83.52.82.02.11.40.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Center 4SE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10680291166

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