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Prairie Village

Prairie Village from directly overhead

Prairie Village is a museum in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 523 m. Macey Hill stands 521 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad, a museum 0.2 miles away. 19 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Lake County, South Dakota, United States

Wikidata Q117617582, matched on coordinates and name (128 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
523 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.00609, -97.16756

19 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Saint Thomas Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Gerry Maloney Nature Area: 2.8 mi
  • Totland Park: 3.3 mi
  • Baughman Park: 3.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad: 0.2 mi
  • Smith Zimmermann Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Brookings County Museum: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Bus Stop: 17.0 mi
  • Fireman Statue: 17.7 mi
  • Dinosaur Statue: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Madison Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Macey Hill: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Macey HillENE 74°521 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0319:41
June solstice05:4720:3221:16
September equinox07:1718:5019:28
December solstice08:0116:0716:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455767727061473220
Precip in0.50.71.02.73.74.23.33.43.22.20.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison 2SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1257221 — Prairie Village, Lake County, South Dakota.

OpenStreetMap element node/151752648

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