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Kansas African American Museum

Kansas African American Museum from directly overhead

Kansas African American Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. Historic Route 66 passes 129 miles off.

The story

church building in Wichita, United States of America

Dates from 1920s.

Wikidata Q5024144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.69497, -97.33986

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mayor's Pine Grove: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans’ Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Central Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
  • South Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Finlay Ross Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 53
  • The Night Sky: 0.6 mi
  • 99 Words and Phraises Coined by Shakespeare: 0.7 mi
  • Strength Through the Spirit of Growth: 1.0 mi
  • Plains of Creativity and Kindness is Magic: 1.0 mi
  • Walk With Pride Mural: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 10
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Vietnamese American Community Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Keeper of the Plains: 0.6 mi
  • Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Final Call: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Hilltop Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Mulvane Community Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Bartlett Arboretum: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Swim Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Swim Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Swim Beach: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:0920:1620:55
September equinox07:1818:5319:28
December solstice07:4216:3417:15

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747566676817971584635
Precip in0.81.22.23.05.25.23.94.33.12.81.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita WX, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/462137681

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