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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
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: 7
  • 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 17.8 miles of U.S.S. Maine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crooks TowerSSW2,168 m17.7 mi
Terry PeakWSW2,147 m6.2 mi
Custer PeakS2,071 m8.9 mi
East Cement RidgeW2,034 m16.6 mi
Deer MountainSW2,027 m6.9 mi
West Cement RidgeW2,026 m17.2 mi
Bald MountainWSW2,012 m5.1 mi
Foley MountainWSW2,001 m7.0 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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