Charles Curtis House Museum
Charles Curtis House Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 290 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is WREN Radio Station Bird Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 150 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Topeka, Kansas, United States
Wikidata Q134993751, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
- 150.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.4 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Huntoon Park: 0.1 mi
- Clyde O. Bracken Park: 0.2 mi
- Holliday Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Park: 0.5 mi
- Evergy Plaza: 0.6 mi
- WREN Radio Station Bird Statue: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Women of Kansas: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Dome Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.3 mi
- Wavy Lines: 0.6 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 0.6 mi
- Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Great Overland Station: 1.6 mi
- Discovery Center of Kansas: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Crest Mansion: 3.7 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 0.5 mi
- All War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Munn Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Trail: 5.0 mi
- Prairie Garden: 0.3 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 0.3 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 1.3 mi
- Harvey Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 0.2 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 0.3 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 4.2 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 5.2 mi
- Iliff Commons: 5.4 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 12.3 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 12.8 mi
- Burnett Mound: 3.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 8.8 mi
- Coon Point: 14.1 mi
- Stenger Hill: 15.3 mi
- Twin Mounds: 16.4 mi
- Richland: 13.6 mi
- Twin Mound: 16.8 mi
- Vera: 22.2 mi
- Pansy: 22.9 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 2.8 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 19.8 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 19.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 19.5 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 21.0 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charles Curtis House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 273° | 387 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSW 194° | 371 m | 15.3 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SW 229° | 344 m | 3.8 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 102° | 338 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 282° | 329 m | 21.7 mi |
| Nolan Hill | ENE 78° | 317 m | 20.9 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 141° | 316 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Oread | ESE 104° | 316 m | 23.9 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 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/195043175
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