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Osterloh Game Production Area

Osterloh Game Production Area from directly overhead

Osterloh Game Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Minder Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates45.40411, -96.78923

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Big Stone Lake State Park - Bonanza Area: 4.8 mi
  • Big Stone Lake State Park - Overlook Area: 4.8 mi
  • Kasuske Public Access Point: 8.3 mi
  • Eastman State Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
  • Orton Roadside Area: 10.7 mi
Museums: 7
  • Sam Brown Log Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Valley Queen Heritage Center: 14.7 mi
  • Grant County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Old School Museums: 14.8 mi
  • Clinton Depot: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • South Beach: 5.8 mi
  • North Beach: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Samuel J Brown State Monument: 13.5 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 18.8 mi
  • Boat: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Big Tom Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Punished Womans Mound: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Teepee: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punished Womans MoundSSW 197°633 m24.1 mi
Big Tom HillSE 136°356 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:40
June solstice05:4020:3421:20
September equinox07:1518:4819:27
December solstice08:0515:5816:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629435667716960463119
Precip in0.80.81.22.52.93.73.72.72.32.40.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmot, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1486417206

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