Lyon County Historical Museum
Lyon County Historical Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 350 m. Texaco Hill stands 498 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyon County History Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 350 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, National
76 named places within 25 miles
- Fremont Park: 0.2 mi
- Humboldt Park: 0.4 mi
- East Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Lakeview Park: 0.5 mi
- Quaker Park: 0.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Site of old ATSF Depot: 0.5 mi
- Peter Pan: 0.9 mi
- Memorial to Fallen Educators: 1.0 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas: 17.6 mi
- Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot: 19.6 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
- old MKT Depot: 24.1 mi
- Council Oak: 24.3 mi
- Lyon County History Center: 0.2 mi
- National Teacher’s Hall of Fame: 0.9 mi
- Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 19.8 mi
- Roniger Memorial Museum: 19.9 mi
- Post Office Oak Museum: 24.3 mi
- Lyon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge: 16.0 mi
- Melvern Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Chase State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 22.4 mi
- John Redmond Wildlife Area: 22.8 mi
- Abstract Sculpture: 1.8 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 24.4 mi
- Guardian of the Grove: 24.4 mi
- Bebo Hill: 15.2 mi
- Peter's Point: 22.3 mi
- Texaco Hill: 24.4 mi
- Kellogg Circle: 0.5 mi
- Comiskey: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lyon County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco Hill | SSW 207° | 498 m | 24.4 mi |
| Peter's Point | W 276° | 450 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bebo Hill | ENE 74° | 375 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emporia 3 NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366766041
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