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South Dakota Veterans Park

South Dakota Veterans Park from directly overhead

South Dakota Veterans Park is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 432 m. Twilight Butte stands 666 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is South Dakota Hall of Fame, a museum 0.1 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
South Dakota Veterans Park Memorial

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79771, -99.34146

39 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Avenue of Flags Park: 0.8 mi
  • Chamberlain Rest Area: 0.8 mi
  • Chamberlain Explorers Athletic Complex: 1.1 mi
  • Barger Centennial Park: 1.3 mi
  • American Creek Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Dignity: 0.8 mi
  • Tipi: 0.8 mi
  • Ram: 1.0 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 2.0 mi
  • Buffalo: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Lewis Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Medicine Butte: 17.4 mi
  • Red Butte: 19.0 mi
  • Twin Butte: 20.0 mi
  • Twilight Butte: 21.1 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twilight ButteSSW 196°666 m21.1 mi
Medicine ButteNW 312°640 m17.4 mi
Twin ButteSSE 168°617 m20.0 mi
Red ButteW 281°600 m19.0 mi
Lewis HillNNW 339°546 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:50
June solstice05:5620:4021:24
September equinox07:2518:5919:37
December solstice08:0916:1617:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536475869757464503624
Precip in0.40.61.12.33.23.62.22.32.11.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chamberlain Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2589851551

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