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W. H. Over Museum

W. H. Over Museum from directly overhead

W. H. Over Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Corps of Discovery, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Outlaw Trail passes 7.7 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1981

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79171, -96.92509

Overlooks nearby

75 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lion's Park: 0.7 mi
  • Prentis Park: 0.8 mi
  • Barstow Park: 1.0 mi
  • JC Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Spirit Mound: 6.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Corps of Discovery: 0.0 mi
  • Legacy: 0.4 mi
  • Brenna: 0.4 mi
  • Architrave: 0.4 mi
  • W. O. "Doc" Farber: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Shakespeare Garden: 0.6 mi
  • HyVee Garden: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillS 172°468 m22.2 mi
Boy Scout HillSE 145°430 m10.3 mi
Pumpkin HillSSE 154°429 m8.0 mi
Indian HillSE 146°426 m9.8 mi
Lookout HillSE 141°411 m17.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSE 148°395 m7.9 mi
Spirit MoundNNW 343°390 m6.0 mi
Volcano HillSE 145°382 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5020:2721:10
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:5616:1116:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202537496071747265523724
Precip in0.50.71.43.14.04.33.62.93.12.41.30.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/158953678

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