Ghost town · Kansas
Flavius
Flavius is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 650 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area, a picnic site 5.0 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
place in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.41389, -99.49278
- 20.4 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
21 named places within 25 miles
Ghost towns: 12
- Brookdale: 5.2 mi
- West Point: 8.1 mi
- Hampton: 12.5 mi
- Fenton: 13.7 mi
- Saunders: 16.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Post Rock Museum: 12.4 mi
- Barbed Wire Museum: 12.4 mi
Parks: 2
- Grass Park: 12.5 mi
- Camp Pawnee: 24.0 mi
Peaks: 2
- Round House Rock: 23.7 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Christ Pilot Me Hill: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flavius. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round House Rock | NNW 339° | 715 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SE 132° | 638 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:26 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:40 | 17:21 |
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, 17 mi away.
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