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Smith - Roberts Game Production Area

Smith - Roberts Game Production Area from directly overhead

Smith - Roberts Game Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Stone Lake State Park - Overlook Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

What to expect

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

How to reach it

Coordinates45.42239, -96.70729

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Big Stone Lake State Park - Overlook Area: 0.7 mi
  • Big Stone Lake State Park - Bonanza Area: 2.1 mi
  • Kasuske Public Access Point: 4.5 mi
  • Beardsley City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Big Stone Lake State Park - Meadowbrook Area: 9.7 mi
Museums: 7
  • Clinton Depot: 13.3 mi
  • Sam Brown Log Cabin: 13.6 mi
  • Valley Queen Heritage Center: 14.3 mi
  • Grant County Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Old School Museums: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • South Beach: 4.7 mi
  • North Beach: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Samuel J Brown State Monument: 13.6 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 15.9 mi
  • Boat: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Big Tom Hill: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Tom HillSSE 147°356 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:39
June solstice05:3920:3421:20
September equinox07:1518:4719:26
December solstice08:0415:5816:47

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1486417209

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