John Brown Museum
John Brown Museum is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Fowler Hill stands 318 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is John Brown, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic site and museum in Osawatomie, Kansas, United States.
Dates from 1854.
Wikidata Q14689618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Brown Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Karl E. Cole Sports Complex: 0.5 mi
- Osawatomie City Lakes: 2.7 mi
- Wallace Park: 6.3 mi
- Petroleus Park: 6.7 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 0.2 mi
- Baptiste Bust: 6.7 mi
- City Hall Fire Bell: 6.8 mi
- Vet wall: 7.4 mi
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 7.9 mi
- McCandless: 10.7 mi
- Berea: 14.0 mi
- Ohio City: 15.7 mi
- Keokuk: 16.6 mi
- Dennison: 18.5 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 0.4 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 6.8 mi
- Old Depot Museum: 18.7 mi
- Lanesfield Historic Site: 20.1 mi
- Gardner Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 10.5 mi
- Hillsdale Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 15.7 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 23.3 mi
- Peine Mound: 13.3 mi
- Fowler Hill: 18.6 mi
- Graveyard Mound: 19.3 mi
- Walley Mound: 22.9 mi
- Summers Mound: 24.0 mi
- John Brown: 0.0 mi
- William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 18.4 mi
- Ottawa Silhouette: 18.6 mi
- Onward Ottawa: 18.6 mi
- Trails West: 23.5 mi
- Miola Beach: 8.7 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 12.2 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 15.2 mi
- Louisburg Cider Mill: 13.9 mi
- ATSF Caboose: 21.6 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 23.1 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Brown Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Hill | NW 319° | 318 m | 18.6 mi |
| Peine Mound | SW 230° | 308 m | 13.3 mi |
| Spy Mound | SE 129° | 296 m | 24.8 mi |
| Graveyard Mound | SSE 147° | 288 m | 19.3 mi |
| Walley Mound | ESE 112° | 276 m | 22.9 mi |
| Summers Mound | ESE 118° | 271 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 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 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Osawatomie, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1117745978
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