Ghost town · Kansas
West Point
West Point is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 640 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookdale, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles.
place in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.52361, -99.43778
- 17.9 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
Artworks: 16
- Hereford Bull: 23.8 mi
- Monarch of the Plains: 24.0 mi
- Buffalo: 24.2 mi
- Children Reading: 24.4 mi
- Train Highway: 24.5 mi
Parks: 13
- Grass Park: 6.8 mi
- Custer Island Park: 23.3 mi
- Frontier Historical Park: 24.2 mi
- Dusty Glassman Ballfields: 24.2 mi
- Municipal Park: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Post Rock Museum: 6.8 mi
- Barbed Wire Museum: 6.8 mi
- Ellis County Historical Society: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Christ Pilot Me Hill: 12.0 mi
- Fort Hays Historic Site: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Round House Rock: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Fort Hays Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round House Rock | NW 322° | 715 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:26 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:39 | 17:21 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bison 3NW, 11 mi away.
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