Missile Silo Home
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Missile Silo Home is an attraction in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Mount Ephraim stands 400 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wamego Community Garden, a garden 1.3 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 175.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pennyland Park: 1.4 mi
- Railroad Park: 2.0 mi
- Wamego Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
- Riverfront Park: 2.1 mi
- City Park: 2.1 mi
- Wamego Area Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- George T. Fielding, III Monument: 5.4 mi
- William Mitchell Monument: 5.4 mi
- California-Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 11.9 mi
- Mark Jilka: 12.0 mi
- Mount Mitchell: 5.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mount Ephraim: 12.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 13.7 mi
- Longview Hill: 14.0 mi
- Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park: 5.3 mi
- Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area: 8.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Nature Park: 9.9 mi
- Bolton Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 10.3 mi
- Oz Museum: 1.9 mi
- Wamego Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Union Pacific Train Depot: 12.3 mi
- Flint Hills Discovery Center: 12.4 mi
- Museum of Art and Light: 12.4 mi
- K: 12.0 mi
- S: 12.0 mi
- MANHATTAN: 12.3 mi
- Anotacoes: 12.4 mi
- Family: 12.9 mi
- Wamego Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 12.9 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Sheridan Point: 24.1 mi
- Williston Point: 24.6 mi
- Pawnee Point: 24.7 mi
- Dorothy's House: 1.7 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 2.0 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missile Silo Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ephraim | NNW 344° | 400 m | 12.3 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | WSW 254° | 400 m | 24.9 mi |
| Campbell Hill | WSW 253° | 391 m | 22.7 mi |
| Taylor Point | WSW 253° | 391 m | 24.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mound | SE 127° | 387 m | 17.7 mi |
| Battery Hill | WSW 252° | 386 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stagg Hill | WSW 253° | 377 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sumner Hill | WSW 251° | 371 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamego 4 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2135944574
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