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Teeter Rock

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Teeter Rock from directly overhead

Teeter Rock is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 499 m. Temple Knob stands 503 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Teterville, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02958, -96.42359

Overlooks nearby

23 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
  • Hamilton City Park: 14.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 16.4 mi
  • Lions Recreational Park: 16.9 mi
  • Jones Park: 21.4 mi
  • Bates Grove Park: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Texaco Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Windy Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Tipperary Hill: 22.8 mi
  • Temple Knob: 23.1 mi
Museums: 3
  • Cassoday Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Roniger Memorial Museum: 24.4 mi
  • Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Rockne Memorial: 16.8 mi
  • Olpe Lions Club: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Matfield Station Prairy Art Path: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • El Dorado State Park Beach: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temple KnobS 190°503 m23.1 mi
Texaco HillNNE 30°498 m4.8 mi
Windy HillSSW 194°422 m19.0 mi
Tipperary HillESE 120°348 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0420:1320:52
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3916:2917:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303444546474797769574433
Precip in0.71.42.33.85.35.64.43.83.53.02.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cassoday 2SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7409381026

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