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Memorial Campanile & Carillon

Memorial Campanile & Carillon from directly overhead

Memorial Campanile & Carillon is a historic site in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 300 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Marvin Grove, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 138 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1951-05-27
Height
36.576 m
Elevation
300 m
Material
limestone

How to reach it

Coordinates38.96000, -95.24694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marvin Grove: 0.0 mi
  • Water Tower Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Japansese Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
  • Quarry Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 26
Gardens: 19
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 11
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 9
  • Mount Oread: 0.3 mi
  • Shank Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Blue Mound: 5.2 mi
  • Sanders Mound: 5.3 mi
  • Coon Point: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 5.2 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Bloomington Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Swim Beach: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memorial Campanile & Carillon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coon PointWNW 288°338 m10.1 mi
Blue MoundSE 138°318 m5.2 mi
Fowler HillS 169°318 m18.1 mi
Nolan HillNNW 344°317 m10.7 mi
Mount OreadWNW 301°316 m0.3 mi
Twin MoundsWSW 242°316 m14.8 mi
Shank HillS 189°304 m5.0 mi
Sanders MoundWSW 250°288 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5620:1120:51
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3716:2117:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344546575797869574433
Precip in1.01.52.34.15.15.74.34.63.93.22.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/115429559

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