Breaking the Sod statue
Breaking the Sod statue is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 567 m. Jenkins Hill stands 638 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Breaking the Sod Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles.
Breaking the Sod statue
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
- 190.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
35 named places within 25 miles
- Breaking the Sod Park: 0.0 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 0.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Roger Brining Model Airfield: 1.3 mi
- Nelson Stone Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Kansas Oil and Gas Museum: 1.1 mi
- Hoisington Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Roy Bach Auto Museum: 19.5 mi
- Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
- Binger Wildlife Area: 20.5 mi
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge: 20.5 mi
- Metal baseball statue: 0.6 mi
- Expo Center: 3.6 mi
- Larned Pride Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Breaking the Sod statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Hill | WSW 237° | 638 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Bend 3wnw, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5430419610
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