Fossil Station Museum
Fossil Station Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 559 m. King Hill stands 587 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heym-Oliver House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Post Rock Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Russell County Historical Society
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Post Rock Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
52 named places within 25 miles
- Aimes Park: 0.4 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Gorham City Park: 8.9 mi
- Minooka Park Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Grant Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Capuchin Priest: 15.9 mi
- Pioneer Family: 15.9 mi
- Garden of Eden: 20.9 mi
- Pteranodon: 22.6 mi
- Heym-Oliver House: 0.1 mi
- Gernon House: 0.3 mi
- Avenue of History: 0.3 mi
- Oilpatch Museum: 1.6 mi
- World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things: 20.8 mi
- Tabletop Hill: 19.0 mi
- King Hill: 23.0 mi
- Roy and Clara Miller's Park: 21.0 mi
- World's Largest Czech Egg: 21.2 mi
- Rest Area: 3.1 mi
- Geneva Dies Memorial Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fossil Station Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | NW 318° | 587 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:35 | 17:17 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Russell Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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