Spirit of Hiawatha
Spirit of Hiawatha is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Albany Hill stands 389 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Brown County Jail, a museum 0.1 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
This sculpture represents a 3-dimensional representation of the growth and progress of the community of Hiawatha
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- County Court House Park: 0.2 mi
- Starr Park: 0.2 mi
- Korthanke Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Crestview Park: 0.6 mi
- Fisher Community Center Park: 0.8 mi
- Widman Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Mother of Modern Halloween: 0.2 mi
- Maple Grove Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Civil War Cannon: 0.9 mi
- Grave of Homer White: 0.9 mi
- Historic Brown County Jail: 0.1 mi
- Frances Sewell Plamann History Center: 0.1 mi
- Brown County Historical Society and Museum: 0.2 mi
- Brown County Historical Society Ag Museum and Windmill Lane: 1.0 mi
- Brown County Ag Museum: 1.0 mi
- Hook-Up Towing UFO: 0.3 mi
- Perk Coffee Cup: 0.4 mi
- Sillouette of Hiawatha: 1.2 mi
- Beautiful City of Maples: 1.2 mi
- Crucifix: 13.2 mi
- Albany Hill: 14.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 19.9 mi
- Hiawatha Pollinator Plot: 0.9 mi
- Piersons Point: 12.4 mi
- Napier: 20.1 mi
- Waterfront: 24.2 mi
- Nelson Rogers Residence: 24.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spirit of Hiawatha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Hill | WNW 293° | 389 m | 14.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 82° | 357 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
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 | 26 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hiawatha 1 S, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8971351066
Day trips start here
- Atchison · 30 mi
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