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Walter's Pumpkin Patch

Walter's Pumpkin Patch from directly overhead

Walter's Pumpkin Patch is an attraction in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 429 m. Oil Hill stands 424 m to the south, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is El Dorado State Park Beach, a beach 8.8 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97150, -96.85935

Overlooks nearby

58 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Rice Park: 9.3 mi
  • Forest Park: 9.9 mi
  • North Main Park: 9.9 mi
  • Summit Park: 10.5 mi
  • Central Park: 10.6 mi
Museums: 7
  • World War II History Center: 10.7 mi
  • Kansas Oil Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Cassoday Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Towanda Area Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Twisted Oz Motorcycle Museum: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • El Dorado State Park Beach: 8.8 mi
  • El Dorado Swim Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Swim Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Swim Beach: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Missouri Pacific El Dorado Depot: 10.4 mi
  • ATSF Florence Depot: 18.8 mi
  • old Frisco Augusta Depot: 21.3 mi
Peaks: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Eye on the Prairie: 10.7 mi
  • Matfield Station Prairy Art Path: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walter's Pumpkin Patch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oil HillS 189°424 m9.5 mi
Windy HillSE 127°422 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0620:1520:54
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4116:3117:12

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566675807971584635
Precip in0.91.52.53.45.85.64.44.63.63.31.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Dorado, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13141295538

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