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Swimming Beach

Swimming Beach from directly overhead

Swimming Beach is a beach in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Osage Cuestas stands 431 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Darbeth Fine Arts Center, a artwork 8.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 97 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35754, -96.88454

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jaycee Park: 9.3 mi
  • Island Park: 9.5 mi
  • Winfield Aquatic Center: 9.8 mi
  • T H Vaughn Tennis Center: 9.9 mi
  • Cherry Street Park: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Allen Podium: 9.0 mi
  • The Mound: 9.0 mi
  • Heritage Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Baden Square: 9.5 mi
  • Island Park Plaque: 9.8 mi
Museums: 7
  • Udall Historical Society: 12.9 mi
  • Mulvane Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Belle Plaine Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Augusta Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Twisted Oz Motorcycle Museum: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Darbeth Fine Arts Center: 8.9 mi
  • Gateway to the Future: 9.8 mi
  • Scripture Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Earle N. Wright Community Room: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
  • ex-ATSF Depot: 10.0 mi
  • ATSF Mulvane Depot: 21.4 mi
  • old Frisco Augusta Depot: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Hogback Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Osage Cuestas: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pickle Creek Swamp: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Osage CuestasENE 79°431 m23.8 mi
Hogback HillSE 124°349 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0820:1320:52
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3916:3317:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566575807870584535
Precip in1.11.52.94.16.05.74.34.53.13.72.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winfield 3NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/201857917

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