Ghost town · Kansas
Chetolah
Chetolah is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 615 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Kansas, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.75310, -99.50020
- 11.8 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
89 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 35
- Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex: 11.6 mi
- Frontier Historical Park: 11.7 mi
- Municipal Park: 11.9 mi
- Lark's Park: 12.0 mi
- Pratt Optimist Soccer Fields: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 31
- Monarch of the Plains: 11.4 mi
- Hereford Bull: 11.5 mi
- Birth of a Physicist: 11.8 mi
- Contemplation: 11.9 mi
- Children Reading: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Saunders: 8.8 mi
- Hampton: 11.0 mi
- Lippard: 14.0 mi
- West Point: 16.2 mi
- Pioneer: 18.1 mi
Museums: 7
- Ellis County Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum: 13.1 mi
- Ellis Railroad Museum: 13.2 mi
- Kansas Merci Boxcar: 13.5 mi
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Hays Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Christ Pilot Me Hill: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Fort Hays Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- Geneva Dies Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Round House Rock: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cedar Bluff State Park: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cedar Bluff: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chetolah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round House Rock | W 261° | 715 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:27 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hays 1 S, 12 mi away.
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