Ghost town · Kansas
Ladore
Ladore is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Long Mound stands 316 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Park, a park 4.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 40 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kansas
How to reach it
Coordinates37.40561, -95.31699
- 40.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
54 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 26
- Railroad Park: 4.4 mi
- Prarie West Park: 4.4 mi
- Lopez Park: 4.7 mi
- Watson Park: 5.2 mi
- McElhany Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 12
- Twin Mounds: 8.8 mi
- Bender Mounds: 9.9 mi
- Tackett Mound: 9.9 mi
- Dixon Mound: 13.6 mi
- Long Mound: 15.7 mi
Museums: 7
- Galesburg Museum: 5.1 mi
- Iron Horse Museum: 5.5 mi
- Parsons Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Curious Minds Discovery Zone: 6.3 mi
- Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Neosho State Fishing Lake: 6.5 mi
- Neosho Wildlife Area South Unit: 10.2 mi
- Neosho Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- ATSF Cheryvale Depot: 15.9 mi
- Big Brutus: 22.7 mi
- Page Dragline: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Antietam Circle: 6.4 mi
- Antietam Circle #2: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ladore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mound | NW 317° | 316 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bender Mounds | WSW 243° | 313 m | 9.9 mi |
| Three Mounds | NW 311° | 311 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tackett Mound | SSW 197° | 301 m | 9.9 mi |
| Five Mounds | WNW 299° | 299 m | 17.0 mi |
| Dewey Mound | NW 315° | 299 m | 18.8 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 248° | 289 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dixon Mound | SSW 204° | 288 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parsons 2 NW, 3 mi away.
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