Dorothy Akin Memorial Prairie
Dorothy Akin Memorial Prairie is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mound, a peak 1.4 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 21 miles off. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Land Trust
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 133.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 26 mi
175 named places within 25 miles
- Bluejacket Park: 3.4 mi
- Paschal Fish Park: 3.7 mi
- Chaparral Park: 4.0 mi
- CPA Park: 4.1 mi
- Abraham Still Park: 4.2 mi
- Prairie Park Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 4.8 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 5.9 mi
- Natural History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 6.0 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 5.2 mi
- Chesty Lion: 5.5 mi
- Moses: 5.9 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 6.0 mi
- Relay Race: 9.3 mi
- Breezedale: 5.0 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Phog Allen: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 6.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 5.3 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 6.5 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 6.5 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Rice Woodland: 6.8 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 7.3 mi
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Franklin: 2.2 mi
- Prairie City: 10.5 mi
- Hackett: 14.8 mi
- Dennison: 15.8 mi
- Minneola: 16.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 1.4 mi
- Shank Hill: 5.7 mi
- Observation Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Mount Oread: 6.4 mi
- Sanders Mound: 10.0 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 5.9 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 7.7 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 9.3 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 16.0 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.9 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 11.3 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 21.3 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 17.0 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 10.1 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 10.2 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorothy Akin Memorial Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | WNW 295° | 338 m | 16.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | W 268° | 318 m | 1.4 mi |
| Fowler Hill | S 186° | 318 m | 14.1 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNW 331° | 317 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Oread | NW 308° | 316 m | 6.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | W 260° | 316 m | 18.2 mi |
| Shank Hill | WSW 259° | 304 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sanders Mound | WNW 281° | 288 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
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 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1107818041
Day trips start here
- Olathe · 19 mi
- Lenexa · 23 mi
- Overland Park · 27 mi
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