Lansing Historical Society and Museum
Lansing Historical Society and Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the north-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lansing City Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Leavenworth County, Kansas
Dates from 1959.
Wikidata Q996441, matched on coordinates and name (574 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 256 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 155.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 18 mi
- Scarrit Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lansing City Park: 0.5 mi
- Lost 80 Park: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Grove Park: 1.4 mi
- Willow Park: 1.5 mi
- Ray Miller Park: 1.9 mi
- Concrete Covered Wagon: 4.6 mi
- Concrete Steam Engine: 4.8 mi
- Dragon Statue: 9.6 mi
- Molten Swing: 10.2 mi
- United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 12.4 mi
- Lamp of Knowledge: 6.6 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Monument: 6.7 mi
- General Roscoe Robinson Jr.: 6.8 mi
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: 6.8 mi
- BG Benjamin H. Grierson: 6.8 mi
- Atlas 9: 10.4 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 14.3 mi
- Breakout KC: 19.3 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 20.6 mi
- East Building: 21.0 mi
- Leavenworth County Historical Society Carroll House Museum: 4.1 mi
- National Fred Harvey Museum: 4.4 mi
- C W Parker Carousel Museum: 4.7 mi
- First City Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark Center: 6.6 mi
- Schimmel City Access: 5.1 mi
- Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Humphrey Access: 7.6 mi
- Parma Woods Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 9.5 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 15.7 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 18.1 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 19.4 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.9 mi
- Government Hill: 7.0 mi
- Wagner Point: 7.7 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 7.8 mi
- Hancock Hill: 8.6 mi
- Bell Point: 8.2 mi
- Badger Ridge: 18.7 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 19.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 19.8 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 20.0 mi
- Angel Falls: 0.9 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 15.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
- Delaware City: 2.9 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 14.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 18.7 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 16.7 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 16.8 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 21.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lansing Historical Society and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNW 328° | 336 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNW 345° | 331 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wagner Point | NNW 343° | 326 m | 7.7 mi |
| Government Hill | NNW 338° | 324 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | NNW 337° | 322 m | 7.8 mi |
| Nolan Hill | WSW 246° | 317 m | 23.7 mi |
| Observation Bluff | SSW 199° | 277 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2511515577
Day trips start here
- Weston · 11 mi
- Kansas City · 17 mi
- Kansas City · 20 mi
- Kansas City Area · 20 mi
- Lenexa · 22 mi
- Overland Park · 22 mi
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