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Blue Ridge School (ruins)

Blue Ridge School (ruins) from directly overhead

Blue Ridge School (ruins) is a historic site in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 1,134 m. Peate Hill stands 1,156 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is German Plains School, a historic site 4.1 miles away. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1134 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82924, -102.01174

21 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 7
Parks: 7
Museums: 3
  • Motorcycle Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Cheyenne County Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Wray Museum: 20.5 mi
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Land and Sky: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Ridge School (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peate HillW 274°1,156 m9.1 mi
Pawnee HillWNW 291°1,108 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2519:00
June solstice05:2119:4020:20
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:0715:4416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293241506072777566523930
Precip in0.40.40.71.62.42.42.92.91.51.30.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Francis, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358624797

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