Ghost town · Kansas

Copeland

Copeland from directly overhead

Copeland is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 1,002 m. The nearest named place is Mirage, a ghost town 9.1 miles away. Western Vistas Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles.

place in Thomas County, Kansas, United States

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Coordinates39.50556, -101.16722

28.4 mi off the Western Vistas Historic Byway

Around it

19 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns6

Mirage: 9.1 mi
Chardon: 11.9 mi
Beaverton: 15.3 mi
Celia: 20.9 mi
Beardsley: 21.6 mi

Parks6

Fike Park: 9.8 mi
Young Park: 10.2 mi
Villa High Park: 10.5 mi
Kelly Park: 21.6 mi
Obert Masonic Park: 21.9 mi

Artworks3

Wheat Jesus: 11.3 mi
Buffalo Statue: 21.6 mi
Metal Garden: 21.6 mi

Museums2

Prairie Museum of Art and History: 11.5 mi
Rawlins County Museum: 21.8 mi

Nature reserves1

Jack Kriss Natural Area: 9.2 mi

Historic sites1

Veterans' Memorial: 22.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:49	19:21	19:57
June solstice	06:18	20:36	21:16
September equinox	07:33	19:08	19:43
December solstice	08:02	16:42	17:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	29	32	41	50	60	72	77	74	66	52	40	30
Precip in	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.0	2.9	2.6	3.8	3.0	1.4	1.6	0.6	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colby 1SW, 9 mi away.

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