Museum · Kansas
Derby Historical Museum
Derby Historical Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 394 m. The nearest named place is Derby Skate Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 119 miles off.
The story
city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Dates from 1871.
Wikidata Q137775, matched on coordinates and name (865 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 394 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Derby Historical
How to reach it
Coordinates37.54481, -97.26284
- 118.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Derby Skate Park: 0.1 mi
- Madison Avenue Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Riley Park: 0.4 mi
- English Park: 0.6 mi
- Warren Riverview Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 53
- Freedom Keeper: 6.8 mi
- Earth: 9.8 mi
- Fire: 9.9 mi
- Botanica: 9.9 mi
- Let Your Light Shine: 9.9 mi
Museums: 28
- Mulvane Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Kansas Aviation Museum: 6.1 mi
- Kansas Aviation Museum: 6.2 mi
- Kansas Firefighters Museum: 9.5 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 16
- Field Station: Dinosaurs: 2.6 mi
- ATSF Mulvane Depot: 5.0 mi
- Boeing B-52D: 6.0 mi
- The Wichita Botanica Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Display Gallery: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Lauber Farm Silo: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Walk: 6.7 mi
- 1965 KC-135 Crash Memorial: 6.7 mi
- 1978 Titan II Missile Accident Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Mulvane Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Hilltop Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swim Beach: 15.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Textron TAPD Outdoor Break Area: 10.8 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Pickle Creek Swamp: 16.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haysville 3SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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