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South Dakota Air and Space Museum

South Dakota Air and Space Museum, a museum in South Dakota
South Dakota Air and Space Museum, a museum in South DakotaAirman 1st Class Anania Tekurio · Public domain
South Dakota Air and Space Museum, a museum in South Dakota
Airman 1st Class Anania Tekurio · Public domain
South Dakota Air and Space Museum, a museum in South Dakota
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South Dakota Air and Space Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 964 m. Samelias Peak stands 1,952 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is EC-135, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The South Dakota Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum located in Box Elder, South Dakota, just outside the main gate of Ellsworth Air Force Base. It is dedicated to the history of the United States Air Force, the base and aerospace in South Dakota.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1983.

Wikidata Q7566943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
donation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.13311, -103.07294

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks: 42
  • Boykin Park: 1.8 mi
  • Dakota Fields Soccer Complex: 4.1 mi
  • Thompson Park: 6.7 mi
  • Star of the West Sports Complex: 7.0 mi
  • Steele Avenue Park: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Cowboy Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Hangman Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Potato Butte: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 24
Museums: 6
  • Museum of Geology: 7.8 mi
  • The Journey Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Big Thunder Gold Mine: 23.7 mi
  • Keystone Historical Museum: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sheridan Lake North: 22.6 mi
  • Sheridan Lake South: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Dakota Air and Space Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Samelias PeakSW 236°1,952 m24.5 mi
Scruton MountainWSW 255°1,796 m23.3 mi
Hardesty PeakSW 234°1,698 m24.5 mi
Buck MountainW 269°1,687 m21.8 mi
Merritt PeakW 269°1,682 m24.2 mi
Flagstaff MountainWNW 292°1,655 m24.9 mi
Pilot KnobW 272°1,653 m24.8 mi
Silver MountainSW 232°1,643 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5620:40
September equinox06:4018:1318:52
December solstice07:2515:3016:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635445465727161473526
Precip in0.30.50.92.13.52.92.31.61.21.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/759404574

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