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The Nun

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Elevation, modelled
619 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Round House Rock715 m · 21.6 mi
Nearest byway
Smoky Valley Scenic Byway23.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:07local time
Coordinates
38.8805, -99.2970
The Nun from directly overhead

The Nun is a artwork in Kansas, at a modelled 619 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hays Medical Center Walking Trail, a park 0.1 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

Built
1982
Material
limestone

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round House RockWSW 242°715 m21.6 mi
King HillNNE 25°587 m19.5 mi

93 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1320:2721:07
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5316:3717:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323545536476807870564334
Precip in0.60.81.32.23.73.14.13.62.11.80.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hays, 1 mi away.

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