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Von Hoffman House

Von Hoffman House from directly overhead

Von Hoffman House is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 694 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Harold Schafer Heritage Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

Medora, North Dakota, NRHP-listed in Billings County

Wikidata Q7941453, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.91401, -103.52176

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Buck Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 7.4 mi
  • Square Butte: 8.9 mi
  • Tracy Mountain: 10.5 mi
Parks: 12
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Medora Slaughterhouse: 0.3 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Old East Entrance: 4.7 mi
  • Initial Rock: 9.0 mi
  • Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel ButteW 259°1,045 m15.1 mi
Square ButteWSW 249°1,020 m8.9 mi
Bullion ButteSSW 194°1,015 m16.1 mi
Bullion ButteSSW 193°1,006 m16.6 mi
Rocky ButteWSW 249°989 m20.1 mi
Camels Hump ButteW 281°954 m13.2 mi
Five Point ButteWSW 240°909 m20.8 mi
West Twin ButteWNW 302°900 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2719:07
June solstice05:0020:0620:53
September equinox06:4218:1418:54
December solstice07:3715:1716:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031435463716959443019
Precip in0.30.40.61.62.62.92.11.41.41.20.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medora, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/245747079

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