- Elevation, modelled
- 404 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost501 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Prairie Trail Scenic Byway13.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:00local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8519, -97.7648
Lion is a attraction in Kansas, at a modelled 404 m. Buzzard Roost stands 501 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kid's Country, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 237° | 501 m | 12.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 190° | 464 m | 12.2 mi |
| Weston Hill | SSW 203° | 458 m | 11.9 mi |
| Coiner Dome | SSW 204° | 458 m | 12.4 mi |
| Iron Mound | ESE 102° | 454 m | 14.0 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | S 191° | 449 m | 9.5 mi |
| North Pole Mound | NE 50° | 445 m | 10.9 mi |
- 13.1 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 203.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
56 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 36
- Kid's Country: 0.0 mi
- Andean Spectacled Bear: 0.0 mi
- African Painted Dogs: 0.1 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 0.1 mi
- Mule Deer: 0.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Saint John's Military School Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Smoky Hill Museum: 8.3 mi
- Ottawa County Museum: 18.8 mi
- Kansas Motorcycle Museum: 20.9 mi
- Fort Harker Museum Complex: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 8
- Soldier Cap Mound: 9.5 mi
- North Pole Mound: 10.9 mi
- Weston Hill: 11.9 mi
- Potato Hill: 12.2 mi
- Coiner Dome: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 9.6 mi
- In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E.: 9.8 mi
- Frontier in Lincoln County: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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