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Cofachique

Cofachique from directly overhead

Cofachique is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Silver City Dome stands 342 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cofachique Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 74 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in Kansas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93330, -95.41480

43 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Cofachique Park: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Park: 0.7 mi
  • Meadowbrook Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cedarbrook Park: 1.0 mi
  • Colborn Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Ghost Beacon Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Rose Dome: 19.2 mi
  • Silver City Dome: 24.1 mi
  • Dewey Mound: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Wayne Garrett Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Humanity House Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Allen County Historical Society: 0.9 mi
  • Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Opothleyahola Memorial: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bourbon Falls: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver City DomeWSW 239°342 m24.1 mi
Rose DomeWSW 236°323 m19.2 mi
Dewey MoundSSW 199°299 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:0920:48
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3516:2517:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566575797769584534
Precip in1.31.62.64.45.85.44.74.04.43.62.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iola 1 W, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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