Skip to content
Byway
Museum · North Dakota

Mandan Historical Society Museum

Mandan Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Mandan Historical Society Museum is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 595 m. School Hill stands 701 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Dakota State Railroad Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mandan Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.86035, -100.93273
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rockwood Home: 1.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 1.9 mi
  • HA Kautzman Park: 2.4 mi
  • Eagles Park: 2.4 mi
  • William Baucknecht Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Crown Butte: 8.0 mi
  • Burnt Butte: 8.4 mi
  • Coal Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Keever Butte: 12.6 mi
  • Square Buttes: 13.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • North Dakota State Railroad Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site: 7.7 mi
  • Archeology & Historic Preservation: 7.7 mi
  • North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Buckstop Junction: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area Eastbound: 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area Westbound: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
School HillW 269°701 m23.3 mi
Gaebe HillW 263°696 m22.1 mi
Ambulance ButteSSE 153°693 m21.7 mi
Crown ButteWNW 292°692 m8.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSW 193°689 m20.6 mi
Keever ButteENE 63°659 m12.6 mi
Twin ButtesNE 34°659 m16.6 mi
Solberg ButteENE 71°649 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:56
June solstice05:5020:5521:43
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2716:0716:58

Local time (America/North_Dakota/New_Salem).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729425565706959443018
Precip in0.40.40.61.32.63.43.22.21.61.50.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mandan EXP STN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/981857236

More museums in North Dakota

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore museums
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Mandan Historical Society Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens