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Prairie Park Nature Center

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Elevation, modelled
265 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Coon Point338 m · 12.3 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66135.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
38.9331, -95.2155

Prairie Park Nature Center is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled 265 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 136 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The record
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City of Lawrence
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No
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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Park Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coon PointWNW 294°338 m12.3 mi
Blue MoundSE 138°318 m2.7 mi
Fowler HillS 174°318 m16.0 mi
Nolan HillNNW 339°317 m13.0 mi
Mount OreadNW 316°316 m2.8 mi
Twin MoundsWSW 251°316 m15.6 mi
Shank HillSW 219°304 m3.9 mi
Sanders MoundW 270°288 m6.7 mi
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70 named places within 25 miles

Museums: 22
Historic sites: 16
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 9
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5620:1020:50
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:3716:2117:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

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