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McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation

McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Twin Mounds stands 469 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 175 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

The McPherson Museum of McPherson, Kansas, is a local history museum that preserves the historical and cultural heritage of the McPherson community.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6802595, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation
Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.37011, -97.65023

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Lakeside Park: 0.2 mi
  • Oak Grove Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wall Bicentennial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Whitlock Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sunflower Triangle Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 4
  • Inman Rock Island Depot: 11.7 mi
  • Kansas Motorcycle Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Adobe House Museum: 24.1 mi
  • The Wm. F. Schaeffler House: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 4
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Centenial Plaza: 24.4 mi
  • The Wind: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Dyck Arboretum of the Plains: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Elm Springs: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MoundsNE 39°469 m13.1 mi
Potato HillNNW 339°464 m22.9 mi
Coiner DomeNNW 333°458 m24.6 mi
Weston HillNNW 334°458 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:43
June solstice06:0820:1920:58
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4516:3217:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544546576817970584433
Precip in0.91.22.43.05.44.74.23.53.02.41.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcpherson, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1747794382

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