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Tall Oak

Tall Oak from directly overhead

Tall Oak is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Liberty, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates39.78593, -95.08896

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Troy Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Minier Park: 10.8 mi
  • Degginger Park: 10.8 mi
  • Highland City Park: 11.0 mi
  • City Park: 11.3 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • Fort Smtih: 12.0 mi
  • Pony Express Hill Figure: 12.1 mi
  • Krug Castle: 12.8 mi
  • St. Joseph Missouri: 12.9 mi
  • Walter Cronkite Memorial: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 11
  • Statue of Liberty: 0.0 mi
  • President Lincoln Mural: 12.6 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 12.8 mi
  • Amelia Earhart: 15.6 mi
  • Amelia Earhart One Acre Earth Portrait: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 0.1 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 2.0 mi
  • CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 12.9 mi
  • Sallie House: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainNNW 330°357 m8.4 mi
King HillESE 111°323 m13.1 mi
Peach Tree PeakNNE 13°20 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5320:1220:53
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3916:1717:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273143536473777567554231
Precip in1.01.42.23.75.14.55.03.93.43.12.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy 3N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11197022938

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