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Delaware City

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Delaware City is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost 80 Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates39.22917, -94.85028

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lost 80 Park: 2.0 mi
  • Kelly Grove Park: 2.5 mi
  • Lansing City Park: 2.9 mi
  • Willow Park: 2.9 mi
  • Ray Miller Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Concrete Covered Wagon: 6.8 mi
  • Concrete Steam Engine: 6.9 mi
  • Dragon Statue: 8.1 mi
  • Molten Swing: 8.5 mi
  • United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 10.4 mi
Attractions
Museums: 56
Gardens: 25
Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 7
  • Pilot Knob: 6.6 mi
  • Government Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Wagner Point: 10.0 mi
  • Sentinel Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Hancock Hill: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Angel Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 17.4 mi
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 17.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Watts Mill: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNW 316°336 m6.6 mi
Hancock HillNNW 334°331 m10.8 mi
Wagner PointNNW 331°326 m10.0 mi
Government HillNNW 327°324 m9.5 mi
Sentinel HillNNW 327°322 m10.3 mi
Arsenal HillE 95°277 m23.8 mi
Observation BluffSSW 206°277 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5420:1020:50
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3616:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242536373777567554231
Precip in1.01.42.63.85.65.04.74.24.13.22.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3SW, 7 mi away.

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