Harold Schafer Heritage Center
Harold Schafer Heritage Center is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 693 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Von Hoffman House, a museum 0.1 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
How to reach it
57 named places within 25 miles
- Buck Hill: 6.4 mi
- Chimney Butte: 6.9 mi
- Chimney Butte: 7.4 mi
- Square Butte: 8.9 mi
- Tracy Mountain: 10.5 mi
- de Mores Park: 0.1 mi
- Chimney Park: 0.4 mi
- Rough Rider State Park: 1.7 mi
- Frank Kordonowy Park: 15.6 mi
- Badlands Scenic Area: 21.0 mi
- Von Hoffman House: 0.1 mi
- Billings County Courthouse Museum: 0.1 mi
- North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center: 0.2 mi
- Old School House: 22.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Medora Slaughterhouse: 0.3 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Old East Entrance: 4.8 mi
- Initial Rock: 9.0 mi
- Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
- Pikes Peak: 9.4 mi
- Ukraina: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harold Schafer Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Butte | WSW 259° | 1,045 m | 15.1 mi |
| Square Butte | WSW 248° | 1,020 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bullion Butte | SSW 194° | 1,015 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bullion Butte | SSW 193° | 1,006 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rocky Butte | WSW 249° | 989 m | 20.1 mi |
| Camels Hump Butte | W 281° | 954 m | 13.2 mi |
| Five Point Butte | WSW 240° | 909 m | 20.7 mi |
| West Twin Butte | WNW 302° | 900 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:06 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:17 | 16:08 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medora, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Medora · 0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park · 4 mi
- Little Missouri National Grasslands · 13 mi
- Badlands · 14 mi
- Belfield · 15 mi
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