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About Box Elder, SD

Box Elder is a growing city of nearly 13,000 people just off Interstate 90 in western South Dakota's Black Hills region. Located 10 miles northeast of Rapid City, it's easily reached via I-90 or Highway 79, with Rapid City Regional Airport 15 miles away. The community sits near Ellsworth Air Force Base and serves as a gateway to regional attractions like Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park. The South Dakota Air and Space Museum showcases vintage aircraft and space exhibits right outside the base gates.

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Box Elder, SD is in United States, at 44.112, -103.082 - about 14 km east of Rapid City, SD.

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The closest airport to Box Elder, SD is Rapid City Regional Airport, 14 km (about 20 min by car).

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