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Latitude/Longitude 42.9822°N, 96.6564°W ( 42°, 58', 55.9" N; 96°, 39', 23.0" W )
The legal description is: South Dakota, Fifth Principal Meridian T94N,R49W,sec5
UTM zone 14 (X,Y) 691082 , 4761503

The elevation is 442 m ( 1449 ft )
The gradient is: 2.5 percent
The aspect direction is: 192.7 degrees or S
The local roughness is: 3.6 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -96.6564, 42.9822; 442 m

The state and county are South Dakota: Union County 46127
The HUC is Lower Big Sioux 10170203; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Northern Glaciated Plains (less typical) 46
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Ludwig School; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6564, 42.9822, ( 1434 ft ) at a distance of 1 m
  2. Peace Cemetery; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6484, 42.9806 at a distance of 676 m
  3. Big Spring, Township of; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6503, 42.9958 at a distance of 1589 m
  4. West Union Creek head; -96.6334, 42.9864 at a distance of 1932 m
  5. Nora Post Office (historical); South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6878, 42.9708 at a distance of 2859 m
  6. School Number 63 (historical); South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6559, 42.9514 at a distance of 3423 m
  7. East Brule Creek mouth; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.7111, 42.9942 at a distance of 4657 m
  8. Brule Creek head; -96.7111, 42.9942 at a distance of 4657 m
  9. West Brule Creek mouth; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.7111, 42.9942 at a distance of 4657 m
  10. Alcester; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6309, 43.0214, ( 1370 ft ) at a distance of 4824 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

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