Golden Valley County Museum
Golden Valley County Museum is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 849 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the east-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Old School House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
county courthouse in Beach, United States of America
Wikidata Q5579933, matched on coordinates and name (111 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- County of Golden Valley, ND
How to reach it
70 named places within 25 miles
- Jackrabbit Butte: 8.0 mi
- Rocky Butte: 8.2 mi
- Red Top Butte: 8.5 mi
- Sentinel Butte: 8.5 mi
- Baird Butte: 8.7 mi
- BLM: 6.6 mi
- State Trust: 10.1 mi
- State Trust: 14.6 mi
- BLM: 18.3 mi
- BLM: 19.1 mi
- Gazebo Park - Beach Community Park: 0.1 mi
- Golden Valley Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- 6th Ave South East - East Park: 0.4 mi
- Public Playground: 0.4 mi
- Beach Pond and Golf Course: 0.6 mi
- Old School House: 0.0 mi
- Gateway Museum: 9.8 mi
- Pierre Wibaux County Museum: 9.9 mi
- North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame: 22.6 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center: 22.6 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Wibaux Settler Monument: 9.8 mi
- Pierre Wibaux: 10.5 mi
- Medora Slaughterhouse: 22.5 mi
- Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 0.6 mi
- Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 9.6 mi
- Carlyle: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Golden Valley County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Butte | ESE 110° | 1,045 m | 8.5 mi |
| Shell Butte | SSW 209° | 1,036 m | 23.2 mi |
| Square Butte | ESE 102° | 1,020 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bullion Butte | SE 129° | 1,015 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bullion Butte | SE 130° | 1,006 m | 24.9 mi |
| Rocky Butte | SSE 150° | 989 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cap Rock | SW 218° | 974 m | 24.5 mi |
| Camels Hump Butte | ENE 75° | 954 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:08 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:19 | 16:10 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beach, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/646635946
Day trips start here
- Medora · 23 mi
- Little Missouri National Grasslands · 26 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park · 26 mi
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