Discovery Center of Kansas
Discovery Center of Kansas is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Center Pagoda, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 151 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
children's museum in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Wikidata Q16898817, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 151.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.9 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Discovery Center Pagoda: 0.0 mi
- Gage Park: 0.3 mi
- Hughes Park: 0.7 mi
- Ward Parkway Park: 0.8 mi
- Danbury Park: 0.8 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 1.2 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 1.9 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 2.0 mi
- City of Gardens: 2.5 mi
- A City Alive: 2.6 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 2.7 mi
- Iliff Commons: 7.4 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Burnett Mound: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 6.0 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 14.0 mi
- Stenger Hill: 15.3 mi
- Coon Point: 16.9 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 1.9 mi
- Harvey Garden: 2.2 mi
- Culinary Garden: 2.6 mi
- Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 1.5 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 2.9 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 2.9 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Munn Memorial: 0.4 mi
- All War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Trail: 2.2 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 3.0 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Richland: 15.6 mi
- Twin Mound: 18.9 mi
- Vera: 19.4 mi
- Pansy: 24.4 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 0.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 22.5 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 22.6 mi
- Echo Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 22.1 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Discovery Center of Kansas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 272° | 387 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stenger Hill | S 184° | 371 m | 15.3 mi |
| Burnett Mound | S 183° | 344 m | 2.9 mi |
| Coon Point | E 101° | 338 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 283° | 329 m | 19.0 mi |
| Nolan Hill | E 80° | 317 m | 23.5 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 135° | 316 m | 18.6 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | WNW 303° | 315 m | 14.0 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 | 19:22 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1495151901
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