Flint Hills Discovery Center
Flint Hills Discovery Center is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Earth Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
heritage center, science center in Manhattan, Kansas
Dates from 2012-04-14.
Wikidata Q5459520, matched on coordinates and name (61 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 178.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Earth Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Southeast Park: 0.2 mi
- Colorado Park: 0.3 mi
- Third Street Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- Osage Street Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- Riley County Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Amanda Arnold Arch: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.3 mi
- K-State Sesquicentennial Monument: 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.4 mi
- Longview Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.9 mi
- Stagg Hill: 3.0 mi
- Museum of Art and Light: 0.1 mi
- Union Pacific Train Depot: 0.2 mi
- Wonder Workshop Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Wolf House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Beach Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 2.6 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 3.9 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 4.2 mi
- Willis Prarie: 5.9 mi
- Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Anotacoes: 0.2 mi
- K: 0.5 mi
- S: 0.5 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 0.8 mi
- MANHATTAN: 1.1 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Sheridan Point: 11.9 mi
- Williston Point: 12.4 mi
- Pawnee Point: 12.5 mi
- Sherman Heights: 15.5 mi
- Republican Point: 16.2 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 12.4 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 13.3 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 13.8 mi
- Dorothy's House: 13.8 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 16.9 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flint Hills Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | WSW 253° | 411 m | 14.2 mi |
| Four Way Divide | WSW 250° | 410 m | 14.7 mi |
| Morris Hill | WSW 246° | 406 m | 13.9 mi |
| Randolph Hill | WSW 253° | 404 m | 13.3 mi |
| Caisson Hill | WSW 246° | 402 m | 13.3 mi |
| Harvey Hill | WSW 249° | 401 m | 15.3 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | WSW 252° | 400 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NNE 30° | 400 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manhattan, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/159756399
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