Vet wall
Vet wall is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Fowler Hill stands 318 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Wall with names of Miami County KS Vets.
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Widiker Park: 0.7 mi
- Paola Park Square: 0.8 mi
- Petroleus Park: 1.1 mi
- Wallace Park: 1.1 mi
- City Hall Fire Bell: 0.7 mi
- Baptiste Bust: 0.8 mi
- International Arch: 1.9 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 7.3 mi
- John Brown Museum: 7.4 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 0.7 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 7.1 mi
- Ensor Park and Museum: 15.6 mi
- Lanesfield Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Gardner Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- John Brown: 7.4 mi
- Trails West: 17.2 mi
- Copper Hopper Chopper by David Seitzinger: 18.1 mi
- Jazz I by Tom Corbin: 18.1 mi
- Jazz II by Tom Corbin: 18.1 mi
- Fowler Hill: 19.4 mi
- Peine Mound: 20.7 mi
- Bieger Mound: 20.7 mi
- Walley Mound: 21.3 mi
- Christiansen Mound: 21.5 mi
- Hillsdale Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 11.2 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 11.5 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
- Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area: 21.4 mi
- McCandless: 16.4 mi
- Powell: 17.7 mi
- West Union: 19.5 mi
- Dennison: 20.1 mi
- Berea: 21.2 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Monarch Garden: 21.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.2 mi
- Bee Garden: 21.2 mi
- Bird Garden: 21.2 mi
- Miola Beach: 1.3 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 6.8 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 15.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 24.1 mi
- Louisburg Cider Mill: 6.7 mi
- M101: 20.5 mi
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead: 22.6 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vet wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Hill | WNW 297° | 318 m | 19.4 mi |
| Peine Mound | SW 228° | 308 m | 20.7 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | E 99° | 299 m | 21.5 mi |
| Herrell Hill | E 96° | 299 m | 22.6 mi |
| Osburn Mound | E 100° | 295 m | 21.6 mi |
| Masters Hill | E 98° | 294 m | 23.7 mi |
| Dorsett Hill | E 100° | 290 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bieger Mound | E 96° | 289 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paola, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5579445557
Day trips start here
- Olathe · 21 mi
- Lenexa · 27 mi
- Overland Park · 30 mi
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