Delaware City
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
- 0.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 154.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 15 mi
- Scarrit Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Atlas 9: 8.1 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Breakout KC: 16.4 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 17.7 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 18.1 mi
- Korean-Vietnam War Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Prairie View Garden: 6.8 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 6.9 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 8.1 mi
- Lamp of Knowledge: 8.7 mi
- 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
- Lansing Historical Society and Museum: 2.9 mi
- Leavenworth County Historical Society Carroll House Museum: 6.5 mi
- National Fred Harvey Museum: 6.7 mi
- C W Parker Carousel Museum: 6.9 mi
- First City Museum: 7.1 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 12.9 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 15.5 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 16.5 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 17.5 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Schimmel City Access: 4.7 mi
- Parma Woods Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
- Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area: 6.5 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 6.6 mi
- Humphrey Access: 7.8 mi
- Bell Point: 10.5 mi
- Badger Ridge: 15.9 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 17.0 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 17.2 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 22.1 mi
- 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
- Angel Falls: 3.7 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 12.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 11.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 21.5 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 17.4 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 17.4 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 20.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NW 316° | 336 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNW 334° | 331 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wagner Point | NNW 331° | 326 m | 10.0 mi |
| Government Hill | NNW 327° | 324 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | NNW 327° | 322 m | 10.3 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | E 95° | 277 m | 23.8 mi |
| Observation Bluff | SSW 206° | 277 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Weston · 13 mi
- Kansas City · 14 mi
- Kansas City · 17 mi
- Kansas City Area · 17 mi
- Lenexa · 20 mi
- Overland Park · 20 mi
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