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Booth Family Hall of Athletics

Booth Family Hall of Athletics from directly overhead

Booth Family Hall of Athletics is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Phog Allen, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 138 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006-01
Elevation
277 m

What to expect

Operated by
University of Kansas
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95429, -95.25224

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marvin Grove: 0.5 mi
  • Water Tower Park: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.6 mi
  • Quarry Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Japansese Friendship Garden: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 27
Gardens: 20
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 11
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 9
  • Mount Oread: 0.5 mi
  • Shank Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Sanders Mound: 4.9 mi
  • Blue Mound: 5.1 mi
  • Coon Point: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 4.8 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Bloomington Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Swim Beach: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coon PointWNW 290°338 m9.9 mi
Blue MoundSE 132°318 m5.1 mi
Fowler HillSSE 168°318 m17.8 mi
Nolan HillNNW 346°317 m11.0 mi
Mount OreadN 7°316 m0.5 mi
Twin MoundsWSW 243°316 m14.4 mi
Shank HillS 186°304 m4.5 mi
Sanders MoundWSW 253°288 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5620:1120:51
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3716:2117:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344546575797869574433
Precip in1.01.52.34.15.15.74.34.63.93.22.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/171147512

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