Sturgis Motorcycle Museum
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,036 m. Terry Peak stands 2,147 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sturgis City Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Museum in South Dakota, United States
Wikidata Q7629053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pull out · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sly Hill: 1.2 mi
- Oyster Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Granite Peak: 3.4 mi
- Deadman Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Red Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 0.3 mi
- Lions Club Park: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.1 mi
- Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge: 4.1 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Big Bottom: 11.8 mi
- Blacktail: 12.8 mi
- Terraville: 13.2 mi
- Brownsville: 13.3 mi
- Greenwood: 13.7 mi
- General Samuel D. Sturgis Statue: 0.5 mi
- Historic Potter's Field: 6.9 mi
- Stolen Kiss Apartments: 7.2 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 11.2 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Saab Heritage Car Museum USA - Sturgis Car Museum: 1.4 mi
- Days of '76 Museum: 10.4 mi
- Adams House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Homestake Adams Research & Cultural Center: 11.2 mi
- Adams Museum: 11.2 mi
- Sturgis Welcome Sign: 1.0 mi
- Sturgis Welcome Sign: 1.2 mi
- Wonderland cave: 9.7 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 10.2 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 10.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.3 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 21.2 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 21.9 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Roadside picnic: 20.2 mi
- Pronghorn: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Peak | WSW 250° | 2,147 m | 17.2 mi |
| Custer Peak | SW 224° | 2,071 m | 16.2 mi |
| Deer Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,027 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,012 m | 16.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,003 m | 16.8 mi |
| Foley Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,001 m | 18.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,952 m | 19.1 mi |
| War Eagle Hill | WSW 257° | 1,930 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Meade, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/292469960
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