Smoky Hill Museum
Smoky Hill Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Buzzard Roost stands 501 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 197.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
104 named places within 25 miles
- MP Freight House: 0.5 mi
- MP Depot: 0.5 mi
- ATSF Freight House: 0.5 mi
- Mandrill: 8.2 mi
- Tiger: 8.2 mi
- Phillips Park: 0.3 mi
- Oakdale Park: 0.6 mi
- Center Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Kenwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Steve Hawley Park: 0.8 mi
- Iron Mound: 5.8 mi
- North Pole Mound: 7.8 mi
- Soldier Cap Mound: 13.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 15.3 mi
- Weston Hill: 16.4 mi
- Saint John's Military School Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Ottawa County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Greyhound Hall of Fame: 21.9 mi
- Eisenhower Presidential Museum: 22.1 mi
- Seelye Mansion: 22.2 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 1.4 mi
- In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E.: 1.5 mi
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 3.5 mi
- Texas Cattle Trail Terminus: 22.0 mi
- Eisenhower Monument: 22.2 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3: 4.3 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 2: 4.3 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 1: 4.5 mi
- Little Ike Statue: 22.0 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue: 22.1 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area: 4.4 mi
- Saline State Fishing Lake: 4.8 mi
- Alliance Acres Park: 23.6 mi
- Elm Springs: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smoky Hill Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 252° | 501 m | 20.1 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SSE 164° | 469 m | 23.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 223° | 464 m | 15.3 mi |
| Weston Hill | SW 232° | 458 m | 16.4 mi |
| Coiner Dome | SW 232° | 458 m | 16.9 mi |
| Iron Mound | ESE 112° | 454 m | 5.8 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | SW 230° | 449 m | 13.2 mi |
| North Pole Mound | N 1° | 445 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salina Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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