- Elevation
- 422 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Medicine Butte640 m · 9.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native American Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:25local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0344, -99.4398
Tailwaters Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 422 m. Medicine Butte stands 640 m to the west-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Trailwaters Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 422 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tailwaters Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | WSW 240° | 640 m | 9.3 mi |
| Red Butte | SW 227° | 600 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lewis Hill | S 173° | 546 m | 5.7 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Native American Scenic BywayNational
40 named places within 25 miles
- Trailwaters Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Good Soldier Creek Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Fort Thompson Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- North Shore Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Counselor Creek Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Teepee: 15.6 mi
- Saint Joseph: 15.7 mi
- Buffalo: 16.3 mi
- Ram: 16.4 mi
- Tipi: 17.8 mi
- Avenue of Flags: 16.6 mi
- Girl Scouts Rock: 16.6 mi
- South Dakota Veterans Park: 17.1 mi
- Grandview School: 22.1 mi
- Lewis Hill: 5.7 mi
- Medicine Butte: 9.3 mi
- Red Butte: 18.8 mi
- Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center: 15.5 mi
- South Dakota Hall of Fame: 17.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark Exhibits & Tourist Information: 17.9 mi
- Boyer State Public Shooting Area: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:41 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Sharpe PRJ, 2 mi away.
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