Ghost town · Kansas

Phelps

Phelps from directly overhead

Phelps is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 808 m. The nearest named place is Museum, a ghost town 6.8 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 13 named places lie within 25 miles.

place in Kansas, United States

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Coordinates39.24556, -100.17389

21.7 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway

Around it

13 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns6

Museum: 6.8 mi
Chicago: 17.0 mi
Lucerne: 17.4 mi
Millbrook: 17.8 mi
Bosna: 19.7 mi

Parks5

Sheridan Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
Antelope County Park: 9.5 mi
Sheridan County Fair Grounds: 16.2 mi
North Pole: 21.8 mi
Eisenhower Park: 22.1 mi

Nature reserves1

Sheridan State Fishing Lake: 8.7 mi

Museums1

Trego County Historical Society Museum: 22.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:45	19:18	19:53
June solstice	06:15	20:31	21:11
September equinox	07:29	19:04	19:39
December solstice	07:58	16:39	17:22

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	41	51	61	72	77	75	67	53	41	31
Precip in	0.5	0.7	1.3	2.0	3.8	3.0	3.6	3.2	1.8	1.8	0.9	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinter, 13 mi away.

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