North Point Recreation Area

North Point Recreation Area is a park in Charles Mix, South Dakota. North Point Recreation Area is situated nearby to the village Pickstown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Randall Dam.

Fort Randall Dam

Dam

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Fort Randall Dam is a 2.03-mile-long earthen dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lake Francis Case, the 11th-largest reservoir in the U.S. The dam joins Gregory and Charles Mix counties, South Dakota, a distance of 880 river miles upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River. Fort Randall Dam is situated 1½ miles south of North Point Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pickstown and Lake Andes.

Pickstown

Village

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Pickstown is a town in southern Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. It was named after U.S. Army General Lewis A.

Lake Andes

Town

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Lake Andes is a city in, and the county seat of, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census. The town took its name from Lake Andes which some say derives its name from a pioneer hunter named Handy, while others believe was named after Edward Andes, a fur company official. Lake Andes is situated 5 miles north of North Point Recreation Area.

Fort Randall

Hamlet

The Fort Randall Military Post was established in 1856 to help keep peace on the frontier. It was located on the south side of the Missouri River in South Dakota, just below the present site of the Fort Randall Dam. Fort Randall is situated 5 miles southwest of North Point Recreation Area.

North Point Recreation Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Charles Mix, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.08011° or 43° 4′ 48″ north

Longitude

-98.55169° or 98° 33′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,407 feet (429 metres)

Open location code

86M33CJX+28

OpenStreetMap ID

way 494780845

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5230068

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