National Music Museum
National Music Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is William Shakespeare, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Outlaw Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
musical instrument museum at the University of South Dakota, United States
Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q6974530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of South Dakota
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Outlaw Trail
- 16.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
- Bobsled Run · 28 mi
- Kestrel Point · 29 mi
- Gobbler Point · 29 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
- Prentis Park: 0.5 mi
- Lion's Park: 0.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Cotton Park: 0.7 mi
- JC Park: 0.7 mi
- Spirit Mound: 6.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 7.4 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 7.5 mi
- Volcano Hill: 8.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 9.3 mi
- Wiseman State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Elk Point Bend State Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- River's Bend Wildlife Area: 17.0 mi
- Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Dick and Gertrude Havelaar: 12.2 mi
- Wynot Area Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Gayville Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Cedar County Historical Marker: 20.5 mi
- Austin-Whittemore House Museum: 0.5 mi
- W. H. Over Museum: 0.6 mi
- Union County Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Cedar County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.1 mi
- HyVee Garden: 0.4 mi
- Emmet: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Music Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | S 172° | 468 m | 21.6 mi |
| Boy Scout Hill | SE 143° | 430 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | SSE 151° | 429 m | 7.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | SE 143° | 426 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lookout Hill | SE 139° | 411 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 145° | 395 m | 7.4 mi |
| Spirit Mound | NNW 345° | 390 m | 6.5 mi |
| Volcano Hill | SE 142° | 382 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:11 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vermillion 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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