- Elevation, modelled
- 414 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Oil Hill424 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66127.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6871, -97.2934
A Kansas Gem is a artwork in Kansas, at a modelled 414 m. Oil Hill stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Swimming Up Stream, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 128 miles off.
- Built
- 2017
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Kansas Gem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Hill | ENE 65° | 424 m | 24.5 mi |
- 127.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- College Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- WCT Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 0.5 mi
- Longview Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Grandparents Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 53
- Swimming Up Stream: 0.0 mi
- I See T: 0.0 mi
- Honeybees: 0.0 mi
- If You Know Where to Look: 0.0 mi
- Building a Strong Nest for the Future: 0.0 mi
Museums: 30
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House: 0.2 mi
- Wichita Toy Train Museum: 1.6 mi
- Museum of World Treasures: 1.9 mi
- Great Plains Transportation Museum: 2.0 mi
- Ulrich Museum of Art: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 16
- art gallery: 2.1 mi
- Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Display Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Display Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Rocks Gallery: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Final Call: 2.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Vietnamese American Community Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Keeper of the Plains: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Hilltop Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Mulvane Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum: 20.4 mi
- Restoring Roots Prairie Artscape: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Textron TAPD Outdoor Break Area: 8.0 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swim Beach: 13.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Annelly: 20.3 mi
- Plum Grove: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Oil Hill: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Colonel James Jabara A, 6 mi away.
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