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Pansy

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Pansy is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73889, -95.52361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jones Park: 3.1 mi
  • Wolf Creek Park: 5.3 mi
  • Michigan Valley Park: 5.5 mi
  • Cedar Park: 5.7 mi
  • Pomona State Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Onward Ottawa: 16.1 mi
  • Ottawa Silhouette: 16.1 mi
  • William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 16.3 mi
  • Relay Race: 20.2 mi
  • Native Topekan: 20.3 mi
Museums: 20
  • Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Old Depot Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Combat Air Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Museum Of The Kansas National Guard: 16.8 mi
  • Schuyler Museum: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 13.5 mi
  • Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 16.3 mi
  • Phog Allen: 20.9 mi
  • Breezedale: 20.9 mi
  • Breezedale: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 14
Ghost towns: 13
Attractions: 13
Peaks: 10
  • Twin Mounds: 8.6 mi
  • Stenger Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Sanders Mound: 16.7 mi
  • Shank Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Elkhorn Knob: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 17.0 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 17.0 mi
  • Snyders Cabin: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pansy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stenger HillWNW 298°371 m14.0 mi
Elkhorn KnobW 261°367 m18.3 mi
Burnett MoundNNW 329°344 m21.9 mi
Coon PointNNE 16°338 m19.1 mi
Fowler HillE 98°318 m18.5 mi
Blue MoundENE 58°318 m21.6 mi
Twin MoundsNNE 12°316 m8.6 mi
Mount OreadNE 44°316 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:51
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3716:2317:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545556675807870584535
Precip in1.01.72.33.85.55.43.94.14.03.22.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona Lake, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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