Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot
Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot is an attraction in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Texaco Hill stands 498 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bates Grove Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
historic railway station in Strong City, Kansas
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q111915838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 135.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pioneer Bluffs Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
75 named places within 25 miles
- Bates Grove Park: 1.3 mi
- Jones Aquatic Center: 16.6 mi
- Dryer Park: 17.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 18.1 mi
- Wilsey City Park: 18.2 mi
- Rockne Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Agency Building: 17.0 mi
- Kaw Tribal Seal: 17.2 mi
- Monument to the Unknown Kanza Warrior: 17.3 mi
- Ke La Lah Heo's Hut: 17.3 mi
- Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Roniger Memorial Museum: 1.7 mi
- Post Office Oak Museum: 18.7 mi
- National Teacher’s Hall of Fame: 19.5 mi
- Lyon County History Center: 19.5 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas: 2.1 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Covered Wagon: 18.7 mi
- Council Oak: 18.7 mi
- old MKT Depot: 18.7 mi
- Matfield Station Prairy Art Path: 16.0 mi
- Abstract Sculpture: 18.5 mi
- Guardian of the Grove: 18.7 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 18.7 mi
- Peter's Point: 4.1 mi
- Texaco Hill: 22.8 mi
- Kellogg Circle: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco Hill | SSE 157° | 498 m | 22.8 mi |
| Peter's Point | NW 322° | 450 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood Falls, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2576727622
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