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World's Largest Pheasant

World's Largest Pheasant from directly overhead

World's Largest Pheasant is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 388 m. Big Mound stands 399 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ravine Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 16 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Giant pheasent

How to reach it

Coordinates44.37000, -98.20008

16 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Ravine Park: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Winter Park: 0.9 mi
  • Campbell Park: 1.0 mi
  • Central Park: 1.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Pyle House Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Dakotaland Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Iroquois Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Big Mound: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MoundSSE 166°399 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0719:45
June solstice05:4920:3721:21
September equinox07:2118:5419:32
December solstice08:0616:0916:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465868747163483321
Precip in0.60.71.12.53.13.92.82.62.41.90.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huron Rgnl AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5295030826

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