Ghost town · Kansas
Pioneer
Pioneer is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 631 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lippard, a ghost town 4.4 miles away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles.
place in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.59639, -99.23056
- 21.0 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
91 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 36
- Grass Park: 6.6 mi
- Custer Island Park: 17.7 mi
- Victoria, KS Sign: 17.9 mi
- Airport Park: 18.1 mi
- Honey Braun Park: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 31
- Buffalo: 17.8 mi
- Grant Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Train Highway: 18.2 mi
- Capuchin Priest: 18.5 mi
- Pioneer Family: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Lippard: 4.4 mi
- Olney: 8.0 mi
- Saunders: 10.6 mi
- West Point: 12.3 mi
- Hampton: 13.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Barbed Wire Museum: 6.6 mi
- Post Rock Museum: 6.6 mi
- Kansas Merci Boxcar: 19.4 mi
- Ellis County Historical Society: 19.7 mi
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Hays Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Christ Pilot Me Hill: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Fort Hays Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
- Geneva Dies Memorial Garden: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail: 19.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Round House Rock: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round House Rock | WNW 293° | 715 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:26 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
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 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bison 3NW, 2 mi away.
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