Ghost town · Kansas
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Coburn, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.72472, -95.40306
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lone Star Lake Park: 7.6 mi
- Jones Park: 8.8 mi
- Michigan Valley Park: 9.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Park: 9.3 mi
- Chicken Creek Arch Park: 9.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Old Depot Museum: 10.2 mi
- Palmyra Post Office: 12.3 mi
- Old Castle Museum: 12.3 mi
- Kibbee Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Coburn: 2.0 mi
- Garlington: 2.3 mi
- Minneola: 4.0 mi
- Hackett: 6.2 mi
- Pansy: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 8.2 mi
- Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 10.5 mi
- Breezedale: 17.5 mi
- Breezedale: 17.5 mi
- Phog Allen: 17.8 mi
Peaks: 10
- Twin Mounds: 10.5 mi
- Fowler Hill: 11.9 mi
- Shank Hill: 13.7 mi
- Sanders Mound: 14.8 mi
- Blue Mound: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 12.2 mi
- Archery Only Area: 12.5 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Rice Woodland: 13.2 mi
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 9
- Ottawa Silhouette: 10.4 mi
- Onward Ottawa: 10.4 mi
- William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 10.6 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 17.5 mi
- Chesty Lion: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 11.4 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 19.0 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 19.3 mi
- Melvern Railroad Park: 19.7 mi
- EC-121 Warning Star: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Monarch Watch Garden: 17.1 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 18.5 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 18.8 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 15.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bloomington Beach: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wakarusa River Falls: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pleasant Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenger Hill | WNW 292° | 371 m | 20.3 mi |
| Elkhorn Knob | W 266° | 367 m | 24.7 mi |
| Coon Point | N 356° | 338 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fowler Hill | E 97° | 318 m | 11.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | NE 44° | 318 m | 17.2 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NNW 333° | 316 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Oread | NNE 26° | 316 m | 18.3 mi |
| Shank Hill | NE 34° | 304 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataPrivate beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Pleasant Hill.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.