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Richland

Richland from directly overhead

Richland is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mounds, a peak 3.1 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88361, -95.53972

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jones Park: 7.3 mi
  • Heartland Park: 8.2 mi
  • Bloomington Park: 8.4 mi
  • Rockhaven Park: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Shawnee Park: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Native Topekan: 10.9 mi
  • Kansas Symbols: 12.0 mi
  • There’s No Place Like Home: 12.2 mi
  • Great Mural Wall of Topeka: 13.0 mi
  • Fiesta Skirt: 13.1 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 18
  • Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 13.1 mi
  • Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 13.5 mi
  • All War Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • Munn Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 14
Gardens: 14
  • Ted Ensley Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • VIDA Ministries Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Harvey Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Prairie Garden: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 12
Ghost towns: 11
Picnic sites: 3
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 11.4 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 11.4 mi
  • Snyders Cabin: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Echo Cliff: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stenger HillWSW 253°371 m12.0 mi
Elkhorn KnobSW 234°367 m21.4 mi
Burnett MoundNW 310°344 m13.7 mi
Coon PointNE 36°338 m10.3 mi
Blue MoundE 86°318 m19.3 mi
Fowler HillESE 123°318 m22.9 mi
Nolan HillNE 39°317 m20.1 mi
Twin MoundsESE 121°316 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1220:52
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3816:2217:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545556575807869574434
Precip in0.81.22.33.95.24.74.64.43.52.81.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka Forbes FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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