Local servicesHospitalSanford Hospital Vermillion9.7 miPost officeGayville Post Office5.3 miTown hallVermillion City Hall9.1 miPoliceVermillion Police Department8.9 miFire stationGayville Community Fire Department5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Dakota9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX47 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA123 miInterstateI-2915 miUS highwayUS 8116 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:49 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:55 am – 4:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F28 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 17 days29 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vermillion 2 Se station, 10 mi away; snow from Yankton 2 E
Nearby landmarksLake Fargo (historical)lake · 3.2 miGoat Islandisland · 5.2 miSaint Helena Islandisland · 5.3 miEllingson Spring (historical)spring · 6.3 miSpirit Moundpeak · 7.1 miUniversity of South Dakotacollege · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMissouri National Recreational Rivernational recreation area · 4.1 mi · 870 acresMyron Grovestate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 91 acresClay Countystate recreation area · 6.3 mi · 114 acresWiseman Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 215 acresSpirit Moundstate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 318 acresVolin Claystate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 323 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 Nov 198240 mi away, near Tyndall, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202312 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClay County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clay County monitors, SD
Drinking waterVermillionserves 11,695 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,156 ft352 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
