- Elevation
- 308 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Coon Point338 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66137.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9586, -95.2438
Natural History Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded 308 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Museum of Art, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 138 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
natural history museum and research institute in Kansas, United States
Dates from 1901.
Wikidata Q1111807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 308 m
- Operated by
- University of Kansas
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Natural History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | WNW 288° | 338 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | SE 138° | 318 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fowler Hill | S 170° | 318 m | 18.0 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNW 343° | 317 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Oread | WNW 300° | 316 m | 0.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 243° | 316 m | 14.9 mi |
| Shank Hill | SSW 191° | 304 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sanders Mound | WSW 251° | 288 m | 5.4 mi |
- 137.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Spencer Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 0.5 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 0.5 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Prairie Park Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 0.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Phog Allen: 0.5 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 0.7 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 1.0 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 3.0 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 10.1 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Franklin: 4.0 mi
- Prairie City: 13.8 mi
- Twin Mound: 14.5 mi
- Coburn: 16.4 mi
- Richland: 16.7 mi
- Mount Oread: 0.4 mi
- Shank Hill: 4.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.0 mi
- Sanders Mound: 5.4 mi
- Coon Point: 10.3 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 22.6 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 7.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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