- Elevation
- 502 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Coffee Butte638 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native American Scenic Byway8.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:32local time
- Coordinates
- 45.0522, -100.2460
Whitlocks Bay Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 502 m. Coffee Butte stands 638 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest City Recreation Area, a park 3.3 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 502 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitlocks Bay Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Butte | NW 315° | 638 m | 16.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 327° | 609 m | 15.5 mi |
| Artichoke Butte | SSW 200° | 604 m | 14.7 mi |
| Gray Butte | WNW 285° | 594 m | 11.1 mi |
| No Heart Butte | WSW 246° | 574 m | 23.7 mi |
- 8.5 mi off the Native American Scenic BywayNational
14 named places within 25 miles
- Forest City Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Dodge Draw Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Sutton Bay Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Green Lake State Public Shooting Area: 14.5 mi
- Le Beau Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Gray Butte: 11.1 mi
- Artichoke Butte: 14.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 15.5 mi
- Coffee Butte: 16.7 mi
- No Heart Butte: 23.7 mi
- LeBeau: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:14 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gettysburg, 15 mi away.
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