Adams Museum
Adams Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,383 m. Terry Peak stands 2,147 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
museum and historic house in Deadwood, South Dakota
Dates from 1930.
Wikidata Q2824072, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Deadwood History, Inc.
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pull out · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Rocks: 0.4 mi
- Lexington Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Theodore Roosevelt: 2.1 mi
- Polo Peak: 3.0 mi
- Whitetail Summit: 3.2 mi
- Blacktail: 1.6 mi
- Terraville: 2.0 mi
- Maitland: 3.9 mi
- Flatiron: 3.9 mi
- Trojan: 5.8 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Manuel Brothers Park: 2.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.4 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 11.5 mi
- Lions Club Park: 11.8 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 0.0 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Friendship Tower: 2.1 mi
- Stolen Kiss Apartments: 7.4 mi
- Historic Potter's Field: 7.6 mi
- Homestake Adams Research & Cultural Center: 0.3 mi
- Adams House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Days of '76 Museum: 1.0 mi
- Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center: 2.3 mi
- Black Hills Mining Museum: 2.5 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 0.2 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 0.3 mi
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 0.7 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 1.7 mi
- Sturgis Welcome Sign: 10.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.0 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 10.0 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 10.7 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 19.9 mi
- Roadside picnic: 9.1 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Adams Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Peak | WSW 238° | 2,147 m | 6.2 mi |
| Custer Peak | S 182° | 2,071 m | 9.1 mi |
| East Cement Ridge | W 262° | 2,034 m | 16.6 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SW 223° | 2,027 m | 7.0 mi |
| West Cement Ridge | W 265° | 2,026 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,012 m | 5.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,003 m | 5.7 mi |
| Foley Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,001 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4357491128
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