Cedar Crest Mansion
Cedar Crest Mansion is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 309 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is MacLennan Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 152 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
official residence of the governor, in Topeka, Kansas, United States
Dates from 1929.
Wikidata Q5056661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 309 m
How to reach it
- 152.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.8 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- MacLennan Park: 0.2 mi
- Kaw River State Park: 0.5 mi
- Danbury Park: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Center Pagoda: 1.1 mi
- Gage Park: 1.2 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 2.0 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 3.1 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 3.1 mi
- A City Alive: 3.5 mi
- City of Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Iliff Commons: 7.8 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 10.1 mi
- Burnett Mound: 3.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 5.3 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 12.9 mi
- Stenger Hill: 16.2 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 17.5 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 0.6 mi
- Carousel: 1.1 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens: 3.7 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 3.8 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 3.9 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 1.1 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 3.1 mi
- Harvey Garden: 3.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 3.5 mi
- Munn Memorial: 1.4 mi
- All War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Trail: 1.7 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 4.0 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 1.1 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 23.5 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 23.6 mi
- Richland: 16.8 mi
- Vera: 18.7 mi
- Twin Mound: 20.1 mi
- Echo Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 23.2 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Crest Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 269° | 387 m | 17.5 mi |
| Stenger Hill | S 181° | 371 m | 16.2 mi |
| Burnett Mound | S 172° | 344 m | 3.9 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 104° | 338 m | 17.7 mi |
| Tabor Hill | W 280° | 329 m | 18.1 mi |
| Nolan Hill | E 83° | 317 m | 24.0 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 136° | 316 m | 19.8 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | WNW 301° | 315 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/194487048
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