Hail Ridge
Hail Ridge is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Guthrie Mountain stands 309 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Moneka, a ghost town 5.5 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 11 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 77.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Mine Creek Battlefield Park: 10.6 mi
- Mine Creek Battlefield Park: 10.7 mi
- Stegge Lake Park: 10.9 mi
- Dunlap Park: 11.9 mi
- Faber Park: 12.5 mi
- Guthrie Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Graveyard Mound: 13.5 mi
- Rocky Mound: 18.3 mi
- Spy Mound: 20.4 mi
- Peine Mound: 22.3 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 21.6 mi
- Ware Monument: 23.3 mi
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Anderson County Prairies: 19.7 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 22.6 mi
- Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 24.0 mi
- Linn County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 16.7 mi
- ATSF Caboose: 21.1 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 21.5 mi
- Bourbon Falls: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hail Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Mountain | S 171° | 309 m | 8.3 mi |
| Peine Mound | NW 325° | 308 m | 22.3 mi |
| Spy Mound | NE 56° | 296 m | 20.4 mi |
| Graveyard Mound | NE 37° | 288 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hickman Hill | ESE 121° | 276 m | 22.5 mi |
| Graves Mound | ENE 59° | 275 m | 24.1 mi |
| Rocky Mound | E 90° | 273 m | 18.3 mi |
| Summers Mound | NE 50° | 271 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mound City, 6 mi away.
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