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Garlington

Garlington from directly overhead

Garlington is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Hill, a ghost town 2.3 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.72417, -95.44556

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jones Park: 6.8 mi
  • Michigan Valley Park: 7.2 mi
  • Wolf Creek Park: 7.3 mi
  • Lone Star Lake Park: 8.3 mi
  • Outlet Park: 8.3 mi
Museums: 16
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 12
  • Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 9.6 mi
  • Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 12.2 mi
  • Breezedale: 18.8 mi
  • Breezedale: 18.9 mi
  • Phog Allen: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Onward Ottawa: 12.0 mi
  • Ottawa Silhouette: 12.0 mi
  • William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 12.3 mi
  • MacKomics Studio: 18.8 mi
  • Chesty Lion: 19.0 mi
Peaks: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 13.6 mi
  • Melvern Railroad Park: 18.3 mi
  • EC-121 Warning Star: 19.5 mi
  • Lawrence Arts Center: 20.2 mi
  • Locomotive #1073: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 15.9 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stenger HillWNW 294°371 m18.2 mi
Elkhorn KnobW 266°367 m22.4 mi
Coon PointN 3°338 m19.4 mi
Fowler HillE 96°318 m14.2 mi
Blue MoundNE 49°318 m18.9 mi
Twin MoundsNNW 346°316 m9.7 mi
Mount OreadNNE 32°316 m19.5 mi
Shank HillNE 41°304 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:3716:2217:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545556675807870584535
Precip in1.01.72.33.85.55.43.94.14.03.22.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona Lake, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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