Ghost town · Kansas
Arkalon
Arkalon is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 799 m. Twin Hills stands 828 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Country Club Acres Park, a park 8.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 140 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
human settlement in Kansas, United States of America
What the record says
- Founded
- 1888
How to reach it
Coordinates37.14306, -100.80750
- 139.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
19 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 13
- Country Club Acres Park: 8.6 mi
- Mahuron Park: 8.8 mi
- Light Park: 9.0 mi
- Bellaire Park: 9.2 mi
- Cooper Park: 9.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Coronado Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mid-America Air Museum: 10.7 mi
Peaks: 2
- Twin Hills: 11.8 mi
- Table Mesa: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- CRIP Depot: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Meade State Park: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arkalon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Hills | E 101° | 828 m | 11.8 mi |
| Table Mesa | ESE 119° | 804 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:29 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:50 | 17:30 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Liberal, 10 mi away.
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