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Heym-Oliver House

Heym-Oliver House from directly overhead

Heym-Oliver House 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 Fossil Station Museum, 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 the record says

Built
1879

What to expect

Operated by
Russell County Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89036, -98.85843

52 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Aimes Park: 0.3 mi
  • Water Tower Park: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gorham City Park: 8.9 mi
  • Minooka Park Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 13
Peaks: 2
  • Tabletop Hill: 18.9 mi
  • King Hill: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Roy and Clara Miller's Park: 20.9 mi
  • World's Largest Czech Egg: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heym-Oliver House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King HillNW 318°587 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:48
June solstice06:1120:2521:05
September equinox07:2418:5919:34
December solstice07:5116:3517:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313444536475807869564332
Precip in0.50.71.32.24.03.34.03.32.11.71.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Russell Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1512139966

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