Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Pool, a park 2.5 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 178.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Pool: 2.5 mi
- Bromley Park: 2.7 mi
- Reisner Park: 2.7 mi
- Millard Allen Ball Park: 2.9 mi
- Locomotive Finished Materials Park: 3.0 mi
- International Forest of Friendship: 2.9 mi
- Worlds Largest Baseball: 18.3 mi
- Fort de Cavagnial: 18.7 mi
- Historic Caretakers Cabin: 19.8 mi
- General Leavenworth Monument: 20.0 mi
- Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum: 3.1 mi
- Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum: 3.4 mi
- Weston Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- The National Silk Art Museum: 18.3 mi
- Frontier Army Museum: 20.6 mi
- Atchison State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Little Bean Marsh Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Bluffwoods Conservation Area: 13.1 mi
- Atchison County Park: 15.0 mi
- Amelia Earhart One Acre Earth Portrait: 2.8 mi
- Amelia Earhart: 3.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 15.8 mi
- Tall Oak: 15.8 mi
- Crucifix: 17.9 mi
- Hancock Hill: 18.7 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 19.0 mi
- Wagner Point: 19.4 mi
- Government Hill: 19.8 mi
- King Hill: 19.9 mi
- Sallie House: 3.4 mi
- Nelson Rogers Residence: 15.8 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 16.9 mi
- CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 21.8 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Leah Spratt Park: 21.8 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 21.7 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 21.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 8.6 mi
- Bell Point: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | N 1° | 357 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 145° | 336 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SE 137° | 331 m | 18.7 mi |
| Wagner Point | SE 139° | 326 m | 19.4 mi |
| Government Hill | SE 141° | 324 m | 19.8 mi |
| King Hill | ENE 58° | 323 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | SE 141° | 322 m | 19.0 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 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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