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The Quarter Pounder with Cheese

The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site in South Dakota
The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site in South DakotaGregory F. Maxwell < gmaxwell@gmail.com > PGP : 0xB0413BFA · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site in South Dakota
Gregory F. Maxwell < gmaxwell@gmail.com > PGP : 0xB0413BFA · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Quarter Pounder with Cheese is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 973 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dakotah, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

A statue of a Quarter Pounder With Cheese stands outside a McDonald's restaurant in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. The statue was erected in 2020 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Quarter Pounder, and a McDonald's representative said Rapid City was selected for "having the most Quarter Pounder with Cheese fans per capita".

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q107241973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2020-02-26
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.09604, -103.15010

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Dakotah: 0.2 mi
  • Grubby Miner Statue: 3.2 mi
  • James Garfield: 3.8 mi
  • Benjamin Harrison: 3.8 mi
  • Ulysses S. Grant: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Hangman Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 11.1 mi
Parks: 47
  • Dakota Fields Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Thompson Park: 2.3 mi
  • Star of the West Sports Complex: 2.4 mi
  • Boykin Park: 2.8 mi
  • Steele Avenue Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 25
Museums: 12
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sheridan Lake North: 18.1 mi
  • Sheridan Lake South: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSW2,207 m24.7 mi
Samelias PeakSW1,952 m19.9 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW1,940 m23.3 mi
Old Bald PeakWSW1,866 m22.0 mi
Union HillWSW1,863 m23.5 mi
Lowden MountainWSW1,839 m24.6 mi
Scruton MountainW1,796 m19.0 mi
Silver PeakW1,769 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5620:40
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2515:3016:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455565737262483728
Precip in0.30.50.92.34.13.32.62.21.41.50.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City WFO, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11365903788

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