Ghost town · Kansas

Fenton

Fenton from directly overhead

Fenton is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 672 m. Jenkins Hill stands 638 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutton, a ghost town 5.8 miles away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles.

place in Kansas, United States

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Coordinates38.36528, -99.24806

24.6 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
195.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

33 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns11

Hutton: 5.8 mi
Ryan: 8.7 mi
Olney: 9.3 mi
Brookdale: 11.9 mi
Belfield: 12.9 mi

Parks10

Grass Park: 11.6 mi
Camp Pawnee: 13.7 mi
Doerr Vernon Park: 14.3 mi
Jordan Park: 14.7 mi
Schnack-Lowery Park: 15.2 mi

Museums4

Barbed Wire Museum: 11.5 mi
Post Rock Museum: 11.5 mi
Roy Bach Auto Museum: 15.0 mi
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum: 23.3 mi

Attractions2

Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail: 18.2 mi
Expo Center: 20.8 mi

Artworks2

Breaking the Sod statue: 24.4 mi
Metal baseball statue: 24.5 mi

Peaks1

Jenkins Hill: 13.8 mi

Gardens1

Larned Pride Community Garden: 14.2 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Area: 18.2 mi

Historic sites1

Christ Pilot Me Hill: 22.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Jenkins Hill	SSE 160°	638 m	13.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:41	19:14	19:49
June solstice	06:14	20:25	21:05
September equinox	07:25	19:01	19:36
December solstice	07:51	16:39	17:20

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	29	32	43	52	62	74	78	76	68	55	41	31
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	2.3	3.8	4.1	4.2	3.5	2.0	1.8	0.9	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bison 3NW, 14 mi away.

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