Ghost town · Kansas
Pawnee
Pawnee is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kansas First Territorial Capitol, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 179 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.08583, -96.76250
- 179.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.4 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wyman Park: 0.9 mi
- Ogden South Park: 3.0 mi
- Freedom Park: 3.3 mi
- Montgomery Plaza: 4.7 mi
- Pawnee Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 25
- Artillery Hill: 0.9 mi
- Caisson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Machine Gun Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Battery Hill: 1.6 mi
- Packers Hill: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
- General Leonard Wood Monument: 1.9 mi
- Funston Monument: 2.0 mi
- M113: 3.3 mi
- M65 Atomic Cannon: 3.3 mi
- 155mm Howitzer: 3.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 0.0 mi
- Cavalry Musuem: 1.9 mi
- Geary County Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- Starcke House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Riley County Museum: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- VMI Land Tract: 8.7 mi
- Willis Prarie: 8.8 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 14.0 mi
- Crappie Cove: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 11.9 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 12.0 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 12.0 mi
- Bill Snyder: 12.0 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pawnee Point: 0.2 mi
- Sheridan Point: 0.7 mi
- Williston Point: 0.8 mi
- Sherman Heights: 3.0 mi
- Republican Point: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Locomotive 6072: 0.8 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 4.5 mi
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 4.5 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Collins Lane Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 12.0 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pawnee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | NW 307° | 411 m | 3.4 mi |
| Four Way Divide | WNW 293° | 410 m | 3.2 mi |
| Morris Hill | WNW 290° | 406 m | 1.9 mi |
| Randolph Hill | NW 323° | 404 m | 3.1 mi |
| Caisson Hill | WNW 301° | 402 m | 1.5 mi |
| Harvey Hill | W 280° | 401 m | 3.5 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | NNW 335° | 400 m | 2.5 mi |
| Franks Hill | S 184° | 399 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manhattan Asos, 6 mi away.
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