Island Park Plaque
Island Park Plaque is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Hogback Hill stands 349 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway to the Future, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 94 miles off.
The story
park in Cowley County, Kansas, United States of America
Wikidata Q49505628, matched on coordinates and name (199 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 93.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Winfield Aquatic Center: 0.0 mi
- Island Park: 0.3 mi
- Lion's Club park: 0.8 mi
- North Grove and Camping: 0.9 mi
- Cochran Park: 1.0 mi
- Thomas Memorial: 0.5 mi
- War memorial: 0.6 mi
- Baden Square: 1.1 mi
- The Mound: 1.1 mi
- Allen Podium: 1.2 mi
- Udall Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum: 15.1 mi
- Belle Plaine Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Mulvane Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
- Panhandle Railroad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Gateway to the Future: 0.0 mi
- Darbeth Fine Arts Center: 1.2 mi
- Scripture Hill: 10.8 mi
- Earle N. Wright Community Room: 13.2 mi
- Garden of Peace: 0.1 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum: 18.8 mi
- Mulvane Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- ex-ATSF Depot: 0.2 mi
- ATSF Mulvane Depot: 20.8 mi
- Chaplin Nature Center: 12.1 mi
- Cowley State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 15.0 mi
- Swimming Beach: 9.8 mi
- Pickle Creek Swamp: 13.4 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
- Hogback Hill: 23.9 mi
- Sumner County Northbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Island Park Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Hill | E 100° | 349 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winfield 3NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6952438165
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