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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: 15
  • 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
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 14
Ghost towns: 13
Attractions: 12
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 HillWNW371 m14.0 mi
Elkhorn KnobW367 m18.3 mi
Burnett MoundNNW344 m21.9 mi
Coon PointNNE338 m19.1 mi
Fowler HillE318 m18.5 mi
Blue MoundENE318 m21.6 mi
Twin MoundsNNE316 m8.6 mi
Mount OreadNE316 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 50–80 °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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