Pioneer Tower
Pioneer Tower is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 620 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Hills Optimist Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- limestone
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
84 named places within 25 miles
- Seven Hills Optimist Park: 0.3 mi
- Whisnant Park: 0.5 mi
- Rolling Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- Hays City Boot Hill: 0.9 mi
- Daniel G. Rupp Park: 0.9 mi
- Geese Statue: 0.4 mi
- Christ & Lamb: 0.7 mi
- The Homesteader: 0.9 mi
- The Lawman: 1.0 mi
- FHSU Students: 1.0 mi
- Ellis County Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: 1.9 mi
- Kansas Merci Boxcar: 2.2 mi
- Ellis Railroad Museum: 12.5 mi
- Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum: 12.6 mi
- Geneva Dies Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Fort Hays Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- King Hill: 19.9 mi
- Round House Rock: 20.2 mi
- Plainville Township Lake: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff State Park: 24.8 mi
- Fort Hays Historic Site: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round House Rock | WSW 238° | 715 m | 20.2 mi |
| King Hill | NNE 31° | 587 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:27 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hays, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11474828369
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