Kansas Museum of History
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Kansas Museum of History is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Kansas Museum of History is the state historical museum in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It presents Kansas history from the prehistoric to modern eras in 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of exhibits. The galleries feature a train (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive with two cars), full-sized tipi in the Southern Cheyenne style, a 1950s diner, and many other large features. Major topics covered in the main gallery include Native American tribal history, westward movement on the Oregon and Santa Fe trails, early settlers, the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War eras, and Populism at the turn of the 20th century.
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Dates from 1875.
Wikidata Q6365024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 277 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 152.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kaw River State Park: 1.3 mi
- MacLennan Park: 1.6 mi
- Hillsdale Park: 1.9 mi
- Family Park: 2.0 mi
- Danbury Park: 2.2 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 2.2 mi
- A City Alive: 3.3 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 4.1 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 4.3 mi
- City of Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 9.0 mi
- Iliff Commons: 9.4 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 1.1 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Carousel: 2.4 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 5.2 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 5.2 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 2.3 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 4.1 mi
- Harvey Garden: 4.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 4.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 3.7 mi
- Burnett Mound: 3.8 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 12.0 mi
- Stenger Hill: 15.5 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 16.0 mi
- Trail: 0.1 mi
- Munn Memorial: 2.6 mi
- All War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 5.2 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 24.7 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 24.8 mi
- Vera: 17.1 mi
- Richland: 17.4 mi
- Twin Mound: 20.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kansas Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 271° | 387 m | 16.0 mi |
| Stenger Hill | S 176° | 371 m | 15.5 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SSE 147° | 344 m | 3.8 mi |
| Coon Point | E 101° | 338 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 283° | 329 m | 16.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 131° | 316 m | 20.4 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | NW 307° | 315 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sanders Mound | ESE 110° | 288 m | 24.9 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 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:05 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/195233356
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