Thurman
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
- 4.3 mi off the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
30 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot: 20.3 mi
- Walter's Pumpkin Patch: 20.7 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas: 20.8 mi
- ATSF Eureka Depot: 22.8 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center: 23.0 mi
- Teterville: 6.6 mi
- Lapland: 10.5 mi
- Utopia: 21.2 mi
- Teeter Rock: 7.1 mi
- Rockne Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Olpe Lions Club: 22.1 mi
- Texaco Hill: 7.5 mi
- Windy Hill: 23.3 mi
- Peter's Point: 23.8 mi
- Cassoday Museum: 7.8 mi
- Roniger Memorial Museum: 18.6 mi
- Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 18.8 mi
- El Dorado State Park Beach: 22.4 mi
- El Dorado Swim Beach: 24.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco Hill | E 96° | 498 m | 7.5 mi |
| Peter's Point | N 351° | 450 m | 23.8 mi |
| Windy Hill | S 179° | 422 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cassoday 2SE, 7 mi away.
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