Le Hunt
Le Hunt is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. South Mound stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Le Hunt Cement Plant, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 52 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
- 52.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Table Mound: 0.9 mi
- Walker Mound: 4.5 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 6.5 mi
- Bald Mound: 6.7 mi
- Berry Hill: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Overlook: 1.6 mi
- Elk City State Park: 1.7 mi
- Elk City Lake Outlet Channel: 1.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.4 mi
- Riverside Park Shelter House: 3.5 mi
- Independence Historical Museum & Art Center: 3.9 mi
- Little House On The Prairie Museum: 11.0 mi
- Emil W. Roesky, Jr., Memorial Aviation Heritage Museum: 15.4 mi
- Dalton Defenders Museum: 17.8 mi
- Elk City Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Montgomery State Fishing Lake: 8.0 mi
- Duck Creek Wildlife Area: 8.7 mi
- Berentz-Dick (Buffalo Ranch) Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- ATSF Cheryvale Depot: 11.0 mi
- Republic F-86 "Thunderstreak": 15.4 mi
- MP Fredonia Depot: 18.9 mi
- Caney Valley Speedway: 20.1 mi
- Le Hunt Cement Plant: 0.6 mi
- Elk City State Park Beach: 1.9 mi
- Mortimer: 15.1 mi
- Chainsaw Sculpture Garden: 17.6 mi
- Elk Falls Waterfall: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Le Hunt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mound | NNW 347° | 319 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Mound | NNW 343° | 316 m | 19.0 mi |
| Long Mound | NNE 32° | 316 m | 24.7 mi |
| Berry Hill | SW 216° | 314 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bender Mounds | ENE 72° | 313 m | 15.9 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNE 31° | 311 m | 23.1 mi |
| Round Mound | SW 214° | 306 m | 14.0 mi |
| Table Mound | W 278° | 301 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 4 mi away.
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