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Watching the Wagons Come In

Watching the Wagons Come In from directly overhead

Watching the Wagons Come In is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Daniel G. Rupp Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
limestone

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89729, -99.31813

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Daniel G. Rupp Park: 0.3 mi
  • Vineyard Park Nature Area: 0.6 mi
  • Aubel Bickle Park: 0.7 mi
  • Whisnant Park: 0.7 mi
  • Seven Hills Optimist Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 30
Museums: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 2
  • King Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Round House Rock: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Plainville Township Lake: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round House RockWSW 238°715 m21.2 mi
King HillNNE 29°587 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11334675375

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