Skip to content

Bison Statue

Bison Statue from directly overhead

Bison Statue is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Williams Butte stands 551 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Waconda Springs Replica, a historic site 1.1 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50864, -98.32229

26 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Glen Elder State Park: 1.2 mi
  • Westside Park: 11.4 mi
  • Roadside Park: 11.6 mi
  • Downs City Park: 11.7 mi
  • Chautauqua Park: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Medicine Peak: 18.6 mi
  • Williams Butte: 18.8 mi
  • North Hill: 20.1 mi
  • South Hill: 21.8 mi
Museums: 2
  • Mitchell County Historical Society Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Jewell County Historical Msm: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bison Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams ButteSSW 202°551 m18.8 mi
Medicine PeakWSW 237°536 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0720:2421:05
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:5116:3117:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273141526173797667554131
Precip in0.70.71.32.23.93.74.33.12.31.91.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen Elder Lake, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13945169019

More artworks in Kansas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bison Statue.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens