Parsons Historical Museum
Parsons Historical Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Long Mound stands 316 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Horse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 35 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
city in Labette County, Kansas, USA
Dates from 1870.
Wikidata Q2094222, matched on coordinates and name (624 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 34.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Watson Park: 0.4 mi
- Forest Park: 0.5 mi
- Parsons Arboretum: 0.6 mi
- Clark Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Glenwood Park: 0.8 mi
- Tackett Mound: 7.6 mi
- Twin Mounds: 11.2 mi
- Dixon Mound: 11.5 mi
- Timber Hill: 11.6 mi
- Bender Mounds: 11.8 mi
- Neosho State Fishing Lake: 7.0 mi
- Neosho Wildlife Area South Unit: 9.1 mi
- Neosho Wildlife Area: 12.1 mi
- Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Perkins Tract: 19.7 mi
- Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Biller Tract: 20.7 mi
- Iron Horse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Curious Minds Discovery Zone: 0.9 mi
- Galesburg Museum: 10.6 mi
- Big Brutus Museum: 18.3 mi
- Chetopa Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
- ATSF Cheryvale Depot: 16.5 mi
- Big Brutus: 18.4 mi
- Page Dragline: 18.4 mi
- Antietam Circle: 1.2 mi
- Antietam Circle #2: 1.2 mi
- Big Hill: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parsons Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mound | NW 320° | 316 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bender Mounds | W 271° | 313 m | 11.8 mi |
| Three Mounds | NW 315° | 311 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tackett Mound | SW 231° | 301 m | 7.6 mi |
| Five Mounds | NW 306° | 299 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dewey Mound | NW 318° | 299 m | 24.3 mi |
| Twin Mounds | W 277° | 289 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dixon Mound | SW 228° | 288 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:27 | 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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parsons 2 NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1776349653
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