Boot Hill Museum
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Boot Hill Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 762 m. Boot Hill stands 765 m to the east-northeast, 0.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters Wax Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 164 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
Boot Hill Museum is an American historical museum located in Dodge City, Kansas. A non-profit entity, the mission of the museum is to preserve the history of the Old West with emphasis on Dodge City. There are over 20,000 artifacts in the complex, including more than 200 original guns. In addition to its historical and educational focus, the museum also provides entertainment for visitors in the form of simulated gunfights and saloon shows. The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame is housed in the museum complex.
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Wikidata Q18152462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 164.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
27 named places within 25 miles
- VFW Park: 0.6 mi
- Lions Park: 0.7 mi
- Optimist Park: 1.1 mi
- Thurow Park: 1.2 mi
- Chilton Park: 1.4 mi
- Santa Fe 1139 Steam Locomotive: 0.1 mi
- ATSF Dodge City Depot: 0.3 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 0.4 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Remains Lookout: 9.9 mi
- CRIP Depot: 25.0 mi
- Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters Wax Museum: 0.1 mi
- Haun Museum: 23.9 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Museum: 24.2 mi
- Boot Hill: 0.1 mi
- Pullers Peak: 11.3 mi
- Doc Holliday Statue: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boot Hill Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boot Hill | ENE 62° | 765 m | 0.1 mi |
| Pullers Peak | NNE 31° | 731 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:27 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:44 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodge City, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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