Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site
Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site is an attraction in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 274 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cushinberry Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 149 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
National Historic Site of the United States in Topeka, Kansas
Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q991084, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 274 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 149.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.6 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cushinberry Park: 0.1 mi
- Clyde O. Bracken Park: 0.4 mi
- Huntoon Park: 0.5 mi
- Woodall Park: 0.8 mi
- Holliday Park: 0.8 mi
- WREN Radio Station Bird Statue: 0.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Women of Kansas: 0.7 mi
- Capitol Dome Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Great Mural Wall of Topeka: 0.7 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 1.1 mi
- Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- Great Overland Station: 2.0 mi
- Discovery Center of Kansas: 3.2 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 0.3 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 0.6 mi
- All War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Munn Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Trail: 5.4 mi
- Prairie Garden: 0.9 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.9 mi
- Meditation Garden: 0.9 mi
- Harvey Garden: 1.4 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 1.5 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Iliff Commons: 5.5 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Burnett Mound: 3.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 9.2 mi
- Coon Point: 13.7 mi
- Stenger Hill: 14.8 mi
- Twin Mounds: 15.8 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 0.6 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 0.8 mi
- Carousel: 3.2 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 4.7 mi
- EC-121 Warning Star: 6.7 mi
- Richland: 13.0 mi
- Twin Mound: 16.1 mi
- Pansy: 22.2 mi
- Vera: 22.5 mi
- Coburn: 24.8 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 3.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 19.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 19.3 mi
- Echo Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 18.9 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 20.5 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 275° | 387 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSW 196° | 371 m | 14.8 mi |
| Burnett Mound | WSW 239° | 344 m | 3.8 mi |
| Coon Point | E 100° | 338 m | 13.7 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 283° | 329 m | 22.2 mi |
| Nolan Hill | ENE 76° | 317 m | 20.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 141° | 316 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Oread | ESE 103° | 316 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/195038875
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