Destinations · Kansas
Baxter Springs
KS · 37.0231, -94.7347
Frontier Military Historic Byway, Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway and Historic Route 66 - MO are signed byways within 30 miles of Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Understand
The area from Joplin, Missouri through Galena, Riverton and Baxter Springs, Kansas to Picher, Oklahoma was lead and zinc mining country, extracting galena (lead sulphide) ore until the 1960s. The closure of the mines, followed by the bypassing of US Route 66 by Interstate highways, led to a decline in the local economy and a drop in local population.
The same roads run past Joplin, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Baxter Springs are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Frontier Military Historic Byway · inside
- Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway · inside
- Historic Route 66 - MO · 15 mi
Named places
- Liberty Park · 0 mi
- Football Field and Track · 0 mi
- Baxter Springs Heritage Museum · 0 mi
- Kiwanis Park · 1 mi
- Old Rte 66 park · 3 mi
- Hockerville · 3 mi
- Marsh arc bridge · 3 mi
- Rainbow Bridge · 3 mi
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