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Ladore

Ladore from directly overhead

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

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
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

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MoundNW 317°316 m15.7 mi
Bender MoundsWSW 243°313 m9.9 mi
Three MoundsNW 311°311 m15.8 mi
Tackett MoundSSW 197°301 m9.9 mi
Five MoundsWNW 299°299 m17.0 mi
Dewey MoundNW 315°299 m18.8 mi
Twin MoundsWSW 248°289 m8.8 mi
Dixon MoundSSW 204°288 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0220:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3316:2717:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746566575797870584636
Precip in1.41.72.94.86.85.64.24.14.83.62.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parsons 2 NW, 3 mi away.

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