Ghost town · Kansas
Greenwood
Greenwood is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Fowler Hill stands 318 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking), a historic site 6.1 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.57889, -95.41500
82 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 39
- Coach Lou Coppoc Field: 7.5 mi
- Goppert Teen Park: 7.8 mi
- Kanza Park: 7.9 mi
- City Park: 8.2 mi
- Goppert Kids Park: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Silkville: 9.8 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 10.1 mi
- Garlington: 10.2 mi
- Ohio City: 10.3 mi
- Minneola: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Osage State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 18.9 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 19.5 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 19.9 mi
- Rice Woodland: 20.2 mi
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 20.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Old Depot Museum: 8.4 mi
- Palmyra Post Office: 18.5 mi
- Old Castle Museum: 18.5 mi
- Kibbee Cabin: 18.5 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 5
- Fowler Hill: 15.1 mi
- Twin Mounds: 19.9 mi
- Peine Mound: 20.1 mi
- Shank Hill: 23.0 mi
- Sanders Mound: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Melvern Railroad Park: 13.0 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 17.8 mi
- ATSF Osage City Depot Museum: 22.6 mi
- ATSF Caboose: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 6.1 mi
- Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 8.5 mi
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 8.2 mi
- Onward Ottawa: 8.3 mi
- Ottawa Silhouette: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bloomington Beach: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wakarusa River Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Hill | NE 55° | 318 m | 15.1 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NNW 348° | 316 m | 19.9 mi |
| Peine Mound | SE 134° | 308 m | 20.1 mi |
| Shank Hill | NNE 21° | 304 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sanders Mound | N 9° | 288 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, 8 mi away.
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