Lander Park Carousel
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Lander Park Carousel is an attraction in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Iron Mound stands 454 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Honor Roll of Dickinson County Servicemen, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 185 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
The Lander Park Carousel, known also as Parker Carousel, Dickinson County Parker Carousel, or Riverton Park Carousel is a historic carousel in Abilene, Kansas. Built around the turn of the 20th century, it is one of only three surviving carousels out of about 68 built by Abilene's Charles W. Parker Carousel Company, and it is the only remains of the company in Abilene today. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It is now a feature of the Dickinson County Heritage Center, a local history museum.
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Dates from 1900s.
Wikidata Q6484418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 185.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.5 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
112 named places within 25 miles
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum: 0.2 mi
- Little Ike Park: 0.6 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.2 mi
- North Diamond Complex: 1.3 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 1.6 mi
- Honor Roll of Dickinson County Servicemen: 0.0 mi
- Eisenhower Monument: 0.1 mi
- Texas Cattle Trail Terminus: 0.5 mi
- In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E.: 20.8 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 21.2 mi
- Rock Island Depot: 0.2 mi
- Eisenhower Boyhood Home: 0.2 mi
- Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway: 0.2 mi
- Old Abilene Town: 0.3 mi
- Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau: 0.5 mi
- Eisenhower Presidential Museum: 0.2 mi
- Greyhound Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Seelye Mansion: 1.1 mi
- Talmage Historical Society And Museum: 8.4 mi
- Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 11.1 mi
- Iron Mound: 17.8 mi
- North Pole Mound: 21.7 mi
- Grand View Hill: 22.7 mi
- Macomb Hill: 23.8 mi
- Harvey Hill: 24.1 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue: 0.1 mi
- Little Ike Statue: 0.6 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 2: 20.9 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 1: 21.0 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3: 21.2 mi
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 18.6 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area: 21.1 mi
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum: 22.3 mi
- Saline State Fishing Lake: 24.0 mi
- Backstop Ridge: 22.8 mi
- Republican Point: 23.1 mi
- Sherman Heights: 23.9 mi
- Alida: 19.2 mi
- Elm Springs: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lander Park Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mound | WSW 247° | 454 m | 17.8 mi |
| North Pole Mound | W 278° | 445 m | 21.7 mi |
| Four Way Divide | ENE 57° | 410 m | 24.8 mi |
| Harvey Hill | ENE 58° | 401 m | 24.1 mi |
| Franks Hill | ENE 72° | 399 m | 24.9 mi |
| Macomb Hill | ENE 61° | 395 m | 23.8 mi |
| Grand View Hill | ENE 72° | 392 m | 22.7 mi |
| Ogden Hill | ENE 64° | 377 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 87000813OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Parker Carousel, reference 87000813, listed 02/27/87.
OpenStreetMap element way/726569737
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