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Watson School

Watson School from directly overhead

Watson School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 485 m. Wessington Hills stands 544 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Domsch School, a historic site 3.1 miles away. 19 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.25165, -98.67982

19 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Rose Hill Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
  • Norwegian Slough State Public Shooting Area: 11.7 mi
  • Crow Lake State Game Production Area: 20.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Lake State Game Production Area: 20.1 mi
  • Curtis State Public Shooting Area: 22.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Anne Hathaway's Cottage: 12.7 mi
  • Dakotaland Museum: 23.5 mi
  • Pyle House Museum: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Wessington Hills: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Shakespeare Garden: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wessington HillsNW 314°544 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5220:3821:23
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0816:1116:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162032445767737162483321
Precip in0.60.71.33.03.73.93.12.92.72.10.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wessington Springs, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357088793

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