Kansas State University Gardens
Kansas State University Gardens is a garden in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 2008 Tornado Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 180.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Quinlan Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Alsop Bird Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.8 mi
- Jorgenson Park: 0.8 mi
- 2008 Tornado Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Class of 1908 Sundial: 0.3 mi
- Bluemont Bell: 0.5 mi
- K-State Sesquicentennial Monument: 0.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Longview Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.4 mi
- Stagg Hill: 3.2 mi
- Riley County Museum: 0.7 mi
- Beach Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Wolf House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Art and Light: 1.8 mi
- Flint Hills Discovery Center: 1.9 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 2.4 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 3.4 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 4.0 mi
- Willis Prarie: 4.5 mi
- Crappie Cove: 5.8 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 0.5 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 0.6 mi
- Bill Snyder: 0.7 mi
- MANHATTAN: 1.2 mi
- Sheridan Point: 11.5 mi
- Williston Point: 11.9 mi
- Pawnee Point: 12.1 mi
- Sherman Heights: 15.0 mi
- Republican Point: 15.7 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 12.9 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 13.4 mi
- Dorothy's House: 15.0 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 15.0 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 16.6 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 1.8 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Wamego Community Garden: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kansas State University Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | WSW 246° | 411 m | 13.4 mi |
| Four Way Divide | WSW 243° | 410 m | 14.0 mi |
| Morris Hill | WSW 239° | 406 m | 13.3 mi |
| Randolph Hill | WSW 246° | 404 m | 12.5 mi |
| Caisson Hill | WSW 238° | 402 m | 12.8 mi |
| Harvey Hill | WSW 242° | 401 m | 14.7 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | WSW 244° | 400 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NE 36° | 400 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manhattan, under a mile away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel138 obs
- Eastern Cottontail88 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle82 obs
- American Robin76 obs
- Monarch74 obs
- Western Honey Bee72 obs
- Common Green June Beetle58 obs
- Differential Grasshopper54 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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