Old Courthouse Museum
Old Courthouse Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. Orphanage Hill stands 484 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Visual Materials, a museum 0.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Van Eps Park: 0.1 mi
- Fawick Park: 0.5 mi
- Tower Park: 0.5 mi
- Beadle Park: 0.7 mi
- Whittier Park: 0.8 mi
- Arc of Dreams: 0.2 mi
- Statue of David Replica: 0.5 mi
- Monarch of the Plains: 0.5 mi
- For Which it Stands: 0.5 mi
- American Farmer: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Visual Materials: 0.1 mi
- Pettigrew Home & Museum: 0.4 mi
- Washington Pavillion of Arts & Science: 0.5 mi
- Stockyards Ag Experience Barn Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- USS South Dakota: 1.8 mi
- Radio Station KSOO: 0.4 mi
- The Dubuque House Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- 9/11 Steel Girder: 1.4 mi
- Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker: 1.4 mi
- Minnehaha County Pioneers Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Roeman-Stetrichs Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Klondike River Access: 15.4 mi
- Springwater Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Blankespoon Wildlife Area: 21.9 mi
- Fairview Wildlife Complex: 24.0 mi
- Mount Bigsiouxvius: 6.5 mi
- Canton Mounds: 17.9 mi
- Orphanage Hill: 19.2 mi
- Trent Mounds: 22.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 1.4 mi
- Indoor Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 1.5 mi
- W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 2.1 mi
- Corn Maze: 10.6 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 14.0 mi
- Upper Sioux Falls: 0.5 mi
- Middle Sioux Falls: 0.5 mi
- Family Park: 4.7 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 5.9 mi
- The Palisades: 14.1 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 17.9 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Courthouse Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orphanage Hill | N 2° | 484 m | 19.2 mi |
| Trent Mounds | N 9° | 455 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | ENE 69° | 432 m | 6.5 mi |
| Canton Mounds | SSE 150° | 430 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:29 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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