Wamego Community Garden
Wamego Community Garden is a garden in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. Mount Ephraim stands 400 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennyland Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 174.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pennyland Park: 0.4 mi
- Railroad Park: 0.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.8 mi
- City Park: 0.9 mi
- Miller Family Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Wamego Area Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- George T. Fielding, III Monument: 4.2 mi
- William Mitchell Monument: 4.2 mi
- Mark Jilka: 12.5 mi
- California-Oregon Trail Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park: 4.1 mi
- Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
- Bolton Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Nature Park: 9.1 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 11.4 mi
- Mount Mitchell: 4.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.7 mi
- Mount Ephraim: 13.5 mi
- Tabor Hill: 14.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 14.5 mi
- Oz Museum: 0.7 mi
- Wamego Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Union Pacific Train Depot: 13.0 mi
- Flint Hills Discovery Center: 13.1 mi
- Museum of Art and Light: 13.1 mi
- K: 12.7 mi
- S: 12.7 mi
- Anotacoes: 13.1 mi
- MANHATTAN: 13.1 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 13.8 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 13.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.8 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 14.5 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 0.8 mi
- Dorothy's House: 0.8 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 1.3 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Vera: 15.2 mi
- Sheridan Point: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wamego Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ephraim | NNW 341° | 400 m | 13.5 mi |
| Campbell Hill | WSW 256° | 391 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mound | SE 127° | 387 m | 16.3 mi |
| Stagg Hill | WSW 257° | 377 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sumner Hill | WSW 254° | 371 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rodney Hill | WSW 255° | 366 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 264° | 361.188 m | 14.9 mi |
| Packers Hill | WSW 254° | 358 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamego 4 W, 3 mi away.
- Woodhouse's Toad18 obs
- Leopard Slug8 obs
- North American Wheel Bug7 obs
- Common Garter Snake5 obs
- Black Swallowtail5 obs
- American Bullfrog5 obs
- Polyphemus Moth4 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk4 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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