Bittersweet Creek

Bittersweet Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Some say Bittersweet Creek received its name from the peculiar taste of its water, while others believe an abundance of the bittersweet plant caused the name to be selected.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mystic.

Mystic

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Mystic is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota. It began as a placer mining encampment called Sitting Bull in 1876, later attracting multiple railroads to the area. Mystic is situated 3 miles east of Bittersweet Creek.

Bittersweet Creek

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Pennington, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.06276° or 44° 3′ 46″ north

Longitude

-103.7002° or 103° 42′ 1″ west

Elevation

5,125 feet (1,562 metres)

Open location code

85PR377X+4W

GeoNames ID

5762848

Wikidata ID

Q24061634

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Bittersweet Creek” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Bittersweet Creek”
Cebuano: “Bittersweet Creek”
Venetian: “Bittersweet”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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