Comiskey
Comiskey is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 386 m. Gun Barrel Hill stands 488 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument to the Unknown Kanza Warrior, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 142.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Council Oak: 7.1 mi
- Custer Elm Park: 7.3 mi
- Richey Cove South Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Council Grove Wildlife Area: 8.7 mi
- Richey Cove North Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Monument to the Unknown Kanza Warrior: 4.2 mi
- Kaw Tribal Seal: 4.2 mi
- Wah Sko Mi A's Hut: 4.2 mi
- Kick A Poo's Hut: 4.3 mi
- Ke La Lah Heo's Hut: 4.3 mi
- old MKT Depot: 6.9 mi
- Council Oak: 7.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 7.4 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center: 18.4 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas: 18.6 mi
- Post Office Oak Museum: 7.2 mi
- National Teacher’s Hall of Fame: 18.2 mi
- Lyon County History Center: 18.9 mi
- Lyon County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 21.4 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 7.3 mi
- Guardian of the Grove: 7.3 mi
- Abstract Sculpture: 17.3 mi
- Lyon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 17.1 mi
- Chase State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 23.0 mi
- Greater Flint Hills: 23.8 mi
- Gun Barrel Hill: 14.4 mi
- Peter's Point: 18.9 mi
- Kellogg Circle: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comiskey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Barrel Hill | NNE 34° | 488 m | 14.4 mi |
| Peter's Point | SW 222° | 450 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Council Grove Lake, 9 mi away.
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