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Coburn

Coburn from directly overhead

Coburn is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Hill, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.75250, -95.39556

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lone Star Lake Park: 5.6 mi
  • Chicken Creek Arch Park: 7.4 mi
  • Jones Park: 8.5 mi
  • Rockhaven Park: 9.8 mi
  • Michigan Valley Park: 10.5 mi
Museums: 16
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 9.7 mi
  • Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 11.7 mi
  • Breezedale: 15.7 mi
  • Breezedale: 15.7 mi
  • Phog Allen: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Ottawa Silhouette: 11.5 mi
  • Onward Ottawa: 11.6 mi
  • William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 11.9 mi
  • MacKomics Studio: 15.7 mi
  • Chesty Lion: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 10
Peaks: 9
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 13.2 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stenger HillWNW 286°371 m20.0 mi
Coon PointN 355°338 m17.5 mi
Fowler HillESE 107°318 m11.9 mi
Blue MoundNE 48°318 m15.6 mi
Twin MoundsNW 326°316 m9.1 mi
Mount OreadNNE 28°316 m16.4 mi
Shank HillNE 37°304 m11.9 mi
Sanders MoundNNE 14°288 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3716:2217:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444546474787768564333
Precip in1.21.62.33.85.85.63.74.64.13.12.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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