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Berea

Berea from directly overhead

Berea is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 321 m. Fowler Hill stands 318 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peine Mound, a peak 2.5 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.39833, -95.18472

70 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • North Lake Park: 7.4 mi
  • Osawatomie City Lakes: 13.5 mi
  • Karl E. Cole Sports Complex: 13.6 mi
  • John Brown Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
  • Goppert Teen Park: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Historic sites: 10
  • Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • John Brown Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 14.1 mi
  • Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 15.7 mi
  • Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 17.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Peine Mound: 2.5 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Graveyard Mound: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 14.4 mi
  • Old Depot Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Miola Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • ATSF Caboose: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Paola Community Garden: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler HillN 0°318 m21.0 mi
Peine MoundSE 129°308 m2.5 mi
Graveyard MoundESE 112°288 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5820:0920:49
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:3516:2317:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545546574797769574434
Precip in1.21.82.44.25.55.14.34.34.33.42.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garnett 1 E, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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