Ghost town · Kansas

Ryan

Ryan from directly overhead

Ryan is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 619 m. Jenkins Hill stands 638 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutton, a ghost town 3.1 miles away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles.

place in Kansas, United States

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Coordinates38.35833, -99.08750

17.8 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
193.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

39 named places within 25 miles

Parks20

Pawnee Rock State Historic Site: 8.3 mi
Jordan Park: 11.6 mi
Doerr Vernon Park: 11.7 mi
Schnack-Lowery Park: 12.7 mi
Camp Pawnee: 13.3 mi

Ghost towns9

Hutton: 3.1 mi
Belfield: 7.7 mi
Fenton: 8.7 mi
Olney: 10.2 mi
Pioneer: 18.2 mi

Museums5

Roy Bach Auto Museum: 11.6 mi
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum: 14.6 mi
Barbed Wire Museum: 16.7 mi
Post Rock Museum: 16.7 mi
Hoisington Historical Society: 20.0 mi

Artworks2

Breaking the Sod statue: 15.7 mi
Metal baseball statue: 15.8 mi

Gardens1

Larned Pride Community Garden: 11.7 mi

Attractions1

Expo Center: 12.1 mi

Peaks1

Jenkins Hill: 13.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Jenkins Hill	SSW 198°	638 m	13.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:41	19:14	19:49
June solstice	06:14	20:25	21:04
September equinox	07:25	19:00	19:35
December solstice	07:51	16:38	17:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	32	35	45	54	65	75	81	78	70	57	44	33
Precip in	1.0	0.7	1.6	2.1	5.4	4.4	3.0	3.0	1.6	2.7	1.0	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Larned #2, 12 mi away.

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