Nature reserve · South Dakota

Moe WPA

Elevation, modelled: 543 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Punished Womans Mound633 m · 16.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 21:21local time
Coordinates: 45.0979, -97.2738

Moe WPA from directly overhead

Moe WPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled 543 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Neal WPA, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away.

The record

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Punished Womans Mound	E 96°	633 m	16.7 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area: 4.2 mi
American Game Association State Public Shooting Area: 4.3 mi
Donnelly State Public Shooting Area: 6.1 mi
Horseshoe Lake State Public Shooting Area: 8.4 mi
Codington County State Public Shooting Area: 9.4 mi

Nature reserves34

Neal WPA: 2.5 mi
Thompson WPA: 4.2 mi
Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA: 6.0 mi
Bach GPA: 6.0 mi
Dayton GPA: 6.1 mi

Attractions2

Showmobile: 12.5 mi
Legends: 16.0 mi

Museums2

Mellete House: 15.1 mi
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 23.1 mi

Historic sites1

Watertown Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi

Peaks1

Punished Womans Mound: 16.7 mi

Artworks1

Teepee: 22.6 mi

Rest areas1

Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:03	19:42
June solstice	05:43	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:17	18:50	19:28
December solstice	08:05	16:02	16:51

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	28	42	56	66	71	68	59	46	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.1	2.3	2.7	3.2	3.6	2.7	2.7	2.3	0.8	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rauville 2 W, 11 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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