Pickstown Substation

Pickstown Substation is an electrical substation in Town of Pickstown, Charles Mix, South Dakota. Pickstown Substation is situated near Pickstown Post Office, as well as near the golf course Randall Hills Country Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 southwest of Pickstown Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pickstown and Fort Randall.

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.

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 6 miles southwest of Pickstown Substation.

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 6 miles north of Pickstown Substation.

Pickstown Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Town of Pickstown, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.07168° or 43° 4′ 18″ north

Longitude

-98.53434° or 98° 32′ 4″ west

Open location code

86M33FC8+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 9846871

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pickstown Post Office and Randall Hills Country Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Donlin Marine and Dakota Inn.

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