Clarksean State Public Shooting Area
Clarksean State Public Shooting Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 530 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer State Public Shooting Area, a park 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 530 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Spencer State Public Shooting Area: 1.3 mi
- Gilbert State Public Shooting Area: 1.7 mi
- Curley State Public Shooting Area: 2.1 mi
- Blythe State Public Shooting Area: 2.9 mi
- Christopherson State Public Shooting Area: 3.9 mi
- Swan WPA: 2.9 mi
- Long Lake State Public Shooting Area: 3.7 mi
- Christopherson - Codington GPA: 3.9 mi
- Pointed Roe Waterfowl Production Area: 4.9 mi
- Coplan WPA: 5.1 mi
- Mellete House: 12.3 mi
- Lake Norden Historical Society Museums: 23.7 mi
- Donald Christman Toy Museum: 23.7 mi
- Salo Hall - South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame: 23.7 mi
- Showmobile: 10.2 mi
- Legends: 12.3 mi
- Watertown Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Punished Womans Mound: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarksean State Public Shooting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punished Womans Mound | ENE 62° | 633 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:35 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:03 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watertown Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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