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Sherman Heights

Sherman Heights, seen from above at true elevation

Sherman Heights is a cliff in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 370 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the north, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Macomb Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 180 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
370 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.07500, -96.81695

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Montgomery Plaza: 2.4 mi
  • Wyman Park: 2.4 mi
  • Pawnee Park: 2.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr Park: 2.8 mi
  • Rathert Stadium: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Buffalo Soldier Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Junction City and Geary County Law Enforcement Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Jacob Benton Callen Fountain: 3.3 mi
  • State of Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • 1st Infantry Division - Desert Storm Memorial: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Macomb Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Ogden Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Machine Gun Ridge: 1.4 mi
  • Harvey Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Morris Hill: 1.8 mi
Museums: 17
  • Cavalry Musuem: 2.1 mi
  • Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 3.0 mi
  • Geary County Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Starcke House Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Ernie Barrett: 14.7 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 14.8 mi
  • Bill Snyder: 14.8 mi
  • Bosco Clock Tower: 14.8 mi
  • Johnny Kaw Statue: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 2.4 mi
  • site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 2.4 mi
  • Locomotive 6072: 2.4 mi
  • Lander Park Carousel: 23.9 mi
  • Eisenhower Boyhood Home: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Custer HillN 5°411 m2.8 mi
Four Way DivideN 359°410 m2.0 mi
Morris HillNE 37°406 m1.8 mi
Randolph HillNNE 18°404 m3.4 mi
Caisson HillNE 46°402 m2.2 mi
Harvey HillNNW 340°401 m1.5 mi
Carpenter HillNNE 31°400 m3.6 mi
Franks HillSE 143°399 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:39
June solstice06:0220:1720:57
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4416:2617:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344546474797769574333
Precip in0.71.12.03.15.24.84.24.22.82.31.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358630341

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