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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation: 314 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Devils Nest345 m · 19.9 mi
Nearest byway: Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway10.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:22local time
Coordinates: 45.7589, -96.8708

Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a recorded 314 m. Devils Nest stands 345 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Run Number 3 State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 314 m
Operated by: South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Devils Nest	N 0°	345 m	19.9 mi

On the road

10.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
18.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Dry Run Number 3 State Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
Crawford State Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
Bratten Area State Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Cottonwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi

Parks18

Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 8.4 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 10.6 mi
Sam Brown Valley Wayside Park: 11.1 mi
Wadsworth Trail Historical Marker: 11.3 mi

Historic sites4

Samuel J Brown State Monument: 11.4 mi
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 12.3 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 14.2 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 19.2 mi

Beaches2

North Beach: 19.5 mi
South Beach: 19.9 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 10.3 mi

Museums1

Sam Brown Log Cabin: 11.4 mi

Peaks1

Devils Nest: 19.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:01	19:40
June solstice	05:38	20:36	21:22
September equinox	07:15	18:48	19:27
December solstice	08:06	15:56	16:46

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	13	18	30	44	57	67	71	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.6	0.7	1.1	2.1	2.8	3.5	3.5	2.6	2.5	2.3	0.6	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisseton Muni AP, 9 mi away.

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