Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Challis Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic building and museum in Atchison, Kansas
Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q4742248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 178.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Challis Park: 0.0 mi
- Millard Allen Ball Park: 0.7 mi
- Reisner Park: 0.8 mi
- Locomotive Finished Materials Park: 0.8 mi
- Lions Pool: 1.0 mi
- International Forest of Friendship: 2.8 mi
- Fort de Cavagnial: 16.3 mi
- General Leavenworth Monument: 17.7 mi
- The Beehive: 17.7 mi
- The Main Parade: 17.8 mi
- Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum: 0.5 mi
- Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum: 3.4 mi
- Weston Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- The National Silk Art Museum: 15.5 mi
- Frontier Army Museum: 18.2 mi
- Atchison State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Little Bean Marsh Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Bluffwoods Conservation Area: 10.1 mi
- Oak Mills Wildlife Area: 13.0 mi
- Amelia Earhart: 0.2 mi
- Amelia Earhart One Acre Earth Portrait: 2.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 15.4 mi
- Tall Oak: 15.4 mi
- President Lincoln Mural: 19.7 mi
- Hancock Hill: 16.3 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 16.8 mi
- Wagner Point: 17.1 mi
- King Hill: 17.3 mi
- Government Hill: 17.6 mi
- Sallie House: 0.2 mi
- Nelson Rogers Residence: 15.5 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 16.2 mi
- CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 19.4 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Leah Spratt Park: 19.4 mi
- OLOG Mary Garden: 23.0 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 18.4 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 18.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 8.1 mi
- Bell Point: 16.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | N 353° | 357 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 153° | 336 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SE 145° | 331 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wagner Point | SSE 147° | 326 m | 17.1 mi |
| Government Hill | SSE 149° | 324 m | 17.6 mi |
| King Hill | NE 52° | 323 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | SSE 150° | 322 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atchison, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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