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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. 153 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.75250, -95.39556

153 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 12
  • Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 9.7 mi
  • Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 11.7 mi
  • Breezedale: 15.7 mi
  • Phog Allen: 15.9 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 9
Attractions: 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 HillWNW371 m20.0 mi
Coon PointN338 m17.5 mi
Fowler HillESE318 m11.9 mi
Blue MoundNE318 m15.6 mi
Twin MoundsNW316 m9.1 mi
Mount OreadNNE316 m16.4 mi
Shank HillNE304 m11.9 mi
Sanders MoundNNE288 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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