Twin Mound
Twin Mound is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mounds, a peak 0.5 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 194 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
human settlement in Douglas County, Kansas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 134.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
194 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Star Lake Park: 5.8 mi
- Rockhaven Park: 6.1 mi
- Bloomington Park: 6.3 mi
- Jones Park: 6.7 mi
- Chicken Creek Arch Park: 7.4 mi
- Relay Race: 12.5 mi
- Native Topekan: 14.1 mi
- Chesty Lion: 14.2 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 14.2 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 14.5 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 6.9 mi
- Combat Air Museum: 11.9 mi
- Museum Of The Kansas National Guard: 12.4 mi
- Kansas Territorial Capital - Lane Museum: 13.6 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 13.9 mi
- U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 13.9 mi
- Phog Allen: 13.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 14.4 mi
- Archery Only Area: 7.8 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Osage State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 15.6 mi
- Ted Ensley Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 13.2 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 14.4 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Twin Mounds: 0.5 mi
- Sanders Mound: 9.2 mi
- Coon Point: 10.4 mi
- Shank Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mount Oread: 14.3 mi
- EC-121 Warning Star: 11.9 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 13.9 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 15.2 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- Richland: 3.5 mi
- Pansy: 8.7 mi
- Coburn: 8.8 mi
- Garlington: 9.6 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 10.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 9.4 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 9.4 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 19.1 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 6.9 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenger Hill | W 262° | 371 m | 14.8 mi |
| Elkhorn Knob | WSW 241° | 367 m | 23.2 mi |
| Burnett Mound | NW 307° | 344 m | 17.1 mi |
| Coon Point | NNE 17° | 338 m | 10.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | E 79° | 318 m | 16.4 mi |
| Fowler Hill | SE 124° | 318 m | 19.4 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNE 29° | 317 m | 19.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | W 272° | 316 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 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 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton Lake, 9 mi away.
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