Meades Ranch Triangulation Station
Meades Ranch Triangulation Station is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 574 m. Round Mound stands 624 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Butte, a peak 5.6 miles away. Post Rock Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
the geodetic base point for North American Datum coordinates
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q5533990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1891
- Material
- concrete
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Post Rock Scenic Byway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Williams Butte: 5.6 mi
- Medicine Peak: 10.0 mi
- Sunny Slope Mound: 10.5 mi
- Sand Mound: 11.9 mi
- South Hill: 13.7 mi
- Hardman Park: 17.3 mi
- Lucas Park Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Downs Park: 19.3 mi
- Downs City Park: 19.6 mi
- Minooka Park Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Geodetic Center of North America: 17.5 mi
- Sod and Stubble: 19.7 mi
- Waconda Springs Replica: 22.7 mi
- Walronds Stockade: 23.5 mi
- Roy and Clara Miller's Park: 11.5 mi
- World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine: 20.6 mi
- Garden of Eden: 11.5 mi
- Bison Statue: 23.1 mi
- World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things: 11.5 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Society: 24.9 mi
- Paris: 18.3 mi
- Gurley Salt Marsh Wildlife Area: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meades Ranch Triangulation Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mound | W 275° | 624 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sand Mound | W 279° | 621 m | 11.9 mi |
| Williams Butte | ENE 67° | 551 m | 5.6 mi |
| Medicine Peak | NNW 340° | 536 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:33 | 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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilson Lake, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000772OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Geodetic Center of the United States, reference 73000772, listed 10/09/73.
OpenStreetMap element node/4033333048
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