Clarke Observatory
Clarke Observatory is an observatory in City of Yankton, South Dakota. Access is restricted and requires permission. Clarke Observatory is situated nearby to Federal Prison Camp, Yankton, as well as near the pitch Crane-Youngworth Field.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Federal Prison Camp, Yankton and Discovery Bridge.
Federal Prison Camp, Yankton
Prison
Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.
The Federal Prison Camp, Yankton is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Yankton, South Dakota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Federal Prison Camp, Yankton is situated 540 feet northeast of Clarke Observatory.
Discovery Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Natedawg414, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Discovery Bridge is a bridge that carries US Route 81 across the Missouri River from the Nebraska border to the South Dakota border. The Discovery Bridge connects Yankton, South Dakota, with rural Cedar County, Nebraska. Discovery Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Clarke Observatory.
Yankton High School
School building
Yankton High School is a public high school in Yankton, South Dakota, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 for Yankton School District 63-3. Yankton High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Clarke Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yankton and South Yankton.
Yankton
Photo: Natedawg414, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. It became a city in 1889. The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, making it the 7th most populous city in South Dakota, and it is the principal city of the Yankton…
South Yankton
Hamlet
South Yankton is a populated place in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States, located just south of Yankton, South Dakota, on U.S. Route 81. Gavins Point Dam is located four miles west of South Yankton on Nebraska Highway 121. South Yankton is situated 2 miles south of Clarke Observatory.
Green Island
Locality
Green Island, 10.5 square miles of land in northwestern Cedar County, Nebraska bordering the Missouri River across from Yankton, SD, was home to Strahmburg a former town on the island. Green Island is situated 2 miles south of Clarke Observatory.
Clarke Observatory
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.87863° or 42° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
-97.39145° or 97° 23′ 29″ westOpen location code
86J4VJH5+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 556156633OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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