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U.S.S. Maine Memorial

U.S.S. Maine Memorial from directly overhead

U.S.S. Maine Memorial is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,386 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Gordon Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
marble
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.37333, -103.72808

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • White Rocks: 0.4 mi
  • Lexington Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Theodore Roosevelt: 2.3 mi
  • Whitetail Summit: 3.1 mi
  • Polo Peak: 3.2 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Parks: 14
  • Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Manuel Brothers Park: 2.2 mi
  • Centennial Park: 10.4 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 11.5 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 11.8 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 0.2 mi
  • Seth Bullock's Grave: 0.4 mi
  • Broken Boot Gold Mine: 0.7 mi
  • Tatanka Story of Bison: 1.9 mi
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Spearfish Community Garden: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Northern Hills Rest Area: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of U.S.S. Maine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crooks TowerSSW 212°2,168 m17.7 mi
Terry PeakWSW 239°2,147 m6.2 mi
Custer PeakS 182°2,071 m8.9 mi
East Cement RidgeW 263°2,034 m16.6 mi
Deer MountainSW 224°2,027 m6.9 mi
West Cement RidgeW 266°2,026 m17.2 mi
Bald MountainWSW 244°2,012 m5.1 mi
Green MountainWSW 248°2,003 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:44
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2915:3116:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735425262696859453526

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8238302426

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