Great Overland Station
Great Overland Station is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 268 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hide and Seek Wall, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 151 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
railway station in Topeka, the United States of America
Dates from 1927.
Wikidata Q14689552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 151.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.5 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinley Park: 0.6 mi
- Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Charles Curtis Greenway: 0.8 mi
- Garfield Park: 0.9 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.0 mi
- Hide and Seek Wall: 0.2 mi
- Wavy Lines: 1.1 mi
- Hispanic Heritage: 1.3 mi
- Fiesta Skirt: 1.3 mi
- Capitol Dome Sculpture: 1.4 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 1.0 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- Discovery Center of Kansas: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Crest Mansion: 4.2 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 2.0 mi
- All War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Munn Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Trail: 5.7 mi
- Meditation Garden: 1.4 mi
- Prairie Garden: 1.4 mi
- Culinary Garden: 1.4 mi
- VIDA Ministries Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 2.8 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 1.1 mi
- Iliff Commons: 4.0 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 12.0 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 1.3 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 1.5 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- Carousel: 3.4 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 4.8 mi
- Burnett Mound: 5.3 mi
- Hickory Knob: 9.5 mi
- Coon Point: 13.8 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 16.6 mi
- Stenger Hill: 16.8 mi
- Richland: 14.4 mi
- Twin Mound: 17.4 mi
- Vera: 22.8 mi
- Pansy: 23.9 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 3.5 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 19.7 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 19.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 19.6 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 20.9 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Overland Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 269° | 387 m | 21.7 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSW 196° | 371 m | 16.8 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SW 223° | 344 m | 5.3 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 108° | 338 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tabor Hill | W 278° | 329 m | 22.2 mi |
| Nolan Hill | E 81° | 317 m | 19.9 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 146° | 316 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Oread | ESE 108° | 316 m | 23.6 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 | 19:21 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/195319064
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