Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wounded Knee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wounded Knee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wounded Knee

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Wounded Knee:
  • 43.140761, -102.366133
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wounded Knee

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Oglala Lakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Oglala Lakota County
  • Since Wounded Knee is near Sheridan County and also Bennett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
  • eBird sighting report for Bennett County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wounded Knee ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Allen
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
• Gordon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Sheridan County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
• Irwin
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Cherry County (NE)
• Pine Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Ridge <1>
• Plenty Bears
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
  • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Porcupine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
  • Porcupine is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porcupine <1>
• Rockyford
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyford
  • Rockyford is located in Oglala Lakota County
• Slim Butte
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slim Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim Butte
  • Slim Butte is located in Oglala Lakota County
• Swett ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
  • Swett is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people

How Far From Wounded Knee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wounded Knee to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wounded Knee and extending to:

• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wounded Knee to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wounded Knee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/