Paris
Paris is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Guthrie Mountain stands 309 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Linnville, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
ghost town in Linn County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 85.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Bob Jones Park: 4.3 mi
- Stegge Lake Park: 5.3 mi
- Dunlap Park: 6.2 mi
- Mine Creek Battlefield Park: 7.2 mi
- LaCygne Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Graveyard Mound: 2.8 mi
- Spy Mound: 10.8 mi
- Summers Mound: 14.2 mi
- Rocky Mound: 14.4 mi
- Graves Mound: 14.7 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Fort Africa (Toothman Farm): 19.2 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 20.3 mi
- John Brown Museum: 20.5 mi
- Linnville: 0.6 mi
- Moneka: 5.4 mi
- Keokuk: 8.8 mi
- Hail Ridge: 10.7 mi
- Vinton: 16.8 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 13.2 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 20.3 mi
- Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area: 22.3 mi
- Old Town State Access Area: 24.3 mi
- Linn County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 20.3 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 23.9 mi
- Bates County Museum: 24.2 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 11.0 mi
- Miola Beach: 24.8 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 6.9 mi
- John Brown: 20.4 mi
- ATSF Caboose: 24.4 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paris. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Mountain | SSW 197° | 309 m | 17.4 mi |
| Peine Mound | WNW 297° | 308 m | 21.6 mi |
| Spy Mound | ENE 75° | 296 m | 10.8 mi |
| Graveyard Mound | NE 36° | 288 m | 2.8 mi |
| Walley Mound | NE 52° | 276 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hickman Hill | SSE 147° | 276 m | 23.7 mi |
| Graves Mound | ENE 74° | 275 m | 14.7 mi |
| Rocky Mound | SE 125° | 273 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mound City, 6 mi away.
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