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Box Elder, City of Box Elder, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States


Alternative Names:Box Elder, Boxelder
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Region:City of Box Elder, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Latitude:44° 6' 44" N
Longitude:103° 4' 5" W
Lat/Long (dec):44.11249,-103.06823
Köppen climate type:Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:925m
Population:9,289 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:5763011
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5763011:5
GUID:b43280b6-6e79-4ec4-9f1d-9ab093c46f8f
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
State Shale Pit, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 7' 52" N103° 5' 37" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Light Aggregates Inc Shale Pit, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 6' 33" N103° 7' 3" W3.9km (2.5 miles)
Museum of Geology, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 4' 23" N103° 12' 22" W11.9km (7.4 miles)
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 4' 49" N103° 13' 51" W13.5km (8.4 miles)
Cowboy Hill, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 5' 33" N103° 14' 57" W14.6km (9.1 miles)
Gyp Pit (MRDS - 10299374), Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 4' 47" N103° 15' 4" W15.1km (9.4 miles)
Haydite Pit, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 4' 47" N103° 15' 4" W15.1km (9.4 miles)
Lange Gypsum Quarry, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 6' 41" N103° 16' 0" W15.8km (9.8 miles)
Dakota Lime & Brick Company Quarry, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 5' 49" N103° 16' 32" W16.6km (10.3 miles)
Pete Lien Quarry, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 7' 6" N103° 16' 57" W17.1km (10.6 miles)
South Dakota State Cement Plant, Unorganized mining district [5], Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 5' 30" N103° 16' 55" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Hills Materials Limestone Quarry, Unorganized mining district [5], Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 5' 32" N103° 16' 59" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Everist Limestone Quarry, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 7' 15" N103° 17' 4" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
S. Dak Cement Company Gypsum Quarry, Meade County, South Dakota, USA44° 7' 55" N103° 17' 19" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Rapid City Limestone Quarry, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 5' 42" N103° 17' 58" W18.6km (11.5 miles)
Dakota Plaster Company Pit (U.S. Gypsum Company Blackhawk Operation), Meade County, South Dakota, USA44° 9' 2" N103° 18' 10" W19.2km (11.9 miles)
Perli Quarry, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA43° 59' 56" N103° 15' 36" W19.9km (12.3 miles)
Brooks Cave, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 2' 24" N103° 19' 53" W22.5km (14.0 miles)
Nameless Cave, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 3' 30" N103° 20' 56" W23.2km (14.4 miles)
Wildcat Cave, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 3' 38" N103° 21' 26" W23.8km (14.8 miles)
Sitting Bull Caverns, Rockerville, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA43° 57' 43" N103° 18' 19" W25.3km (15.7 miles)
Dakota Lime and Brick Company, Unorganized mining district [5], Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 6' 33" N103° 23' 55" W26.4km (16.4 miles)
Green Granite quarry, McGees Station, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA44° 2' 1" N103° 23' 44" W27.6km (17.1 miles)
Stagebarn Caverns, Meade County, South Dakota, USA44° 11' 52" N103° 23' 49" W27.9km (17.3 miles)
Piedmont, Meade County, South Dakota, USA44° 13' 53" N103° 23' 18" W28.8km (17.9 miles)
Piedmont, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA44° 13' 53" N103° 23' 20" W28.8km (17.9 miles)
U.S. Gypsum Piedmont Operation, Unorganized mining district [4], Meade County, South Dakota, USA44° 14' 18" N103° 23' 4" W28.8km (17.9 miles)
Rockerville, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA43° 57' 28" N103° 21' 30" W28.9km (17.9 miles)
Ice Cave, Meade County, South Dakota, USA44° 11' 21" N103° 24' 52" W28.9km (18.0 miles)
Black Hills Silica Sand Company Mine (MRDS - 10299000), Pennington County, South Dakota, USA43° 56' 29" N103° 20' 52" W29.3km (18.2 miles)

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RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Wyoming Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
South Dakota, USAState
Pennington County, South Dakota, USACounty
 
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