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South Dakota Children's Museum

South Dakota Children's Museum from directly overhead

South Dakota Children's Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. Macey Hill stands 521 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Childrens Museum Outdoor Play area, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

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South Dakota Children's Museum

How to reach it

Coordinates44.30958, -96.79608

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Childrens Museum Outdoor Play area: 0.0 mi
  • SouthSide Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sylvan Green: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 4
  • South Dakota Art Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Brookings County Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Moody County Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 22.5 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Macey Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Egan Mounds: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Secret Garden: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Macey HillSSW 200°521 m18.5 mi
Egan MoundsSSE 159°484 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:40
June solstice05:4420:3121:16
September equinox07:1518:4819:26
December solstice08:0116:0416:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730435667716860463119
Precip in0.40.51.12.23.44.33.63.23.12.00.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookings 2 NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/625653075

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