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Thurman

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Thurman is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Texaco Hill stands 498 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Matfield Station Prairy Art Path, a artwork 5.0 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10085, -96.51695

Overlooks nearby

30 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
  • Bates Grove Park: 19.0 mi
  • Hamilton City Park: 21.2 mi
  • Jones Park: 22.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 23.1 mi
  • Lions Recreational Park: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Teeter Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Rockne Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Olpe Lions Club: 22.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Texaco Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Windy Hill: 23.3 mi
  • Peter's Point: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Cassoday Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Roniger Memorial Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • El Dorado State Park Beach: 22.4 mi
  • El Dorado Swim Beach: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Matfield Station Prairy Art Path: 5.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Texaco HillE 96°498 m7.5 mi
Peter's PointN 351°450 m23.8 mi
Windy HillS 179°422 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0420:1420:53
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4016:2917:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303444546474797769574433
Precip in0.71.42.33.85.35.64.43.83.53.02.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cassoday 2SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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