- Elevation, modelled
- 271 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound291 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Kansas Historic Route 66 Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0751, -94.6421
Galena Mining & Historical Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled 271 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tow Mater, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
Wikidata Q1023040, matched on coordinates and name (584 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Galena Mining & Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 244° | 291 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bell Mound | NW 312° | 281 m | 22.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 233° | 263 m | 22.7 mi |
- On the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
56 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 16
- "t-lane memorial': 1.5 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 6.8 mi
- Praying Hands: 10.7 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 10.8 mi
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
Museums: 13
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum: 5.1 mi
- Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 5.1 mi
- Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 12
- Tow Mater: 0.4 mi
- Marsh arc bridge: 5.4 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Tristate Marker: 5.5 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Hockerville: 9.5 mi
- Zincville: 10.9 mi
- Picher: 12.2 mi
- Treece: 12.3 mi
- Douthat: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 3
- Blue Mound: 11.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 22.7 mi
- Bell Mound: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Truck Parking: 5.8 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Grand Falls: 6.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 6.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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