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Christopherson State Public Shooting Area

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Elevation: 536 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Punished Womans Mound633 m · 21.4 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 21:20local time
Coordinates: 44.8944, -97.2942

Christopherson State Public Shooting Area from directly overhead

Christopherson State Public Shooting Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 536 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopherson - Codington GPA, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 536 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christopherson State Public Shooting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Punished Womans Mound	NE 55°	633 m	21.4 mi
Buffalo Hill	ESE 104°	610 m	22.7 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Lynwood State Public Access Area: 2.2 mi
Sandy Shore State Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
Goose Lake State Public Shooting Area: 3.5 mi
Spencer State Public Shooting Area: 4.3 mi
McKillicans Lake State Public Shooting Area: 4.6 mi

Nature reserves34

Christopherson - Codington GPA: 0.1 mi
Swan WPA: 1.4 mi
Coplan WPA: 3.5 mi
Clarksean State Public Shooting Area: 3.9 mi
Pointed Roe Waterfowl Production Area: 6.7 mi

Museums4

Mellete House: 8.5 mi
Lake Norden Historical Society Museums: 22.0 mi
Donald Christman Toy Museum: 22.1 mi
Salo Hall - South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame: 22.1 mi

Attractions2

Showmobile: 6.6 mi
Legends: 8.3 mi

Historic sites2

Watertown Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
Armed Services Memorial: 22.0 mi

Peaks2

Punished Womans Mound: 21.4 mi
Buffalo Hill: 22.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	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	16:51

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	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, 7 mi away.

Sources

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