Prairie Homestead
Prairie Homestead is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 775 m. Lake Hill stands 879 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Badlands Loop Scenic Byway runs past it. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Wikidata Q15268443, matched on coordinates and name (53 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Badlands Overlook · 1 mi
- Door · 3 mi
- Window · 3 mi
- White River Valley Overlook · 6 mi
31 named places within 25 miles
- Big Foot Hill: 4.8 mi
- Flat Top Butte: 6.1 mi
- The Castle: 6.1 mi
- Ackerman Hill: 7.1 mi
- School Section Butte: 7.2 mi
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- Roberts Prairie Dog Town: 21.2 mi
- Story of Wounded Knee: 21.3 mi
- Quinn City Park: 17.0 mi
- Wall City Park: 21.4 mi
- Badlands National Park: 22.7 mi
- Prairie Homestead: 0.0 mi
- Wall Welcome: 21.0 mi
- Wounded Knee Museum: 21.0 mi
- Badlands Petrified Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Badlands Wilderness: 17.2 mi
- Welcome to Wanblee: 20.1 mi
- Kodak Point: 20.4 mi
- Wall Drug 80-foot Dinosaur: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hill | NW 324° | 879 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bliss Hill | NNW 336° | 866 m | 20.2 mi |
| White Butte | WNW 286° | 848 m | 24.5 mi |
| Quinn Butte | NW 326° | 840 m | 16.1 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | NNW 333° | 839 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bouquet Table | WSW 247° | 821 m | 21.3 mi |
| Street Hill | NW 321° | 817 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Foot Hill | NNW 341° | 793 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:26 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 52 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Interior 3 NE, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Badlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/505434902
Day trips start here
- Badlands National Park · 30 mi
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