Ghost town · Kansas
Olney
Olney is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 595 m. Jenkins Hill stands 638 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Belfield, a ghost town 7.3 miles away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Rush County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.48751, -99.17816
- 18.1 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
44 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 20
- Grass Park: 7.7 mi
- Pawnee Rock State Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Doerr Vernon Park: 20.9 mi
- Jordan Park: 21.0 mi
- 2nd St Park: 21.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Barbed Wire Museum: 7.7 mi
- Post Rock Museum: 7.7 mi
- Roy Bach Auto Museum: 21.2 mi
- Kansas Oil and Gas Museum: 21.4 mi
- Hoisington Historical Society: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- Breaking the Sod statue: 22.3 mi
- Metal baseball statue: 22.7 mi
- Grant Memorial: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Expo Center: 19.2 mi
- Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Larned Pride Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Jenkins Hill: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Hill | S 178° | 638 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
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 | 32 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bison 3NW, 6 mi away.
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