Ghost town · Kansas
Richland
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
- 17.7 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 137.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
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
- Combat Air Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum Of The Kansas National Guard: 8.9 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 13.6 mi
- Kansas Territorial Capital - Lane Museum: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
- 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
- Archery Only Area: 10.4 mi
- Osage State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 10.5 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 15.2 mi
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
Attractions: 13
- EC-121 Warning Star: 8.4 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 13.0 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 13.5 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 12
- Twin Mounds: 3.1 mi
- Coon Point: 10.3 mi
- Sanders Mound: 11.3 mi
- Stenger Hill: 12.0 mi
- Burnett Mound: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Twin Mound: 3.5 mi
- Pansy: 10.0 mi
- Coburn: 11.9 mi
- Garlington: 12.1 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 13.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenger Hill | WSW 253° | 371 m | 12.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Knob | SW 234° | 367 m | 21.4 mi |
| Burnett Mound | NW 310° | 344 m | 13.7 mi |
| Coon Point | NE 36° | 338 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | E 86° | 318 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fowler Hill | ESE 123° | 318 m | 22.9 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NE 39° | 317 m | 20.1 mi |
| Twin Mounds | ESE 121° | 316 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka Forbes FLD, 7 mi away.
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