Spencer Museum of Art
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Spencer Museum of Art is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Jayhawk Nest, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 138 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Spencer Museum of Art is an art museum operated by the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q1601838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 289 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Kansas
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 138.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Marvin Grove: 0.1 mi
- The Japansese Friendship Garden: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.7 mi
- Quarry Park: 1.0 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 0.1 mi
- Moses: 0.1 mi
- Chesty Lion: 0.7 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 1.1 mi
- Relay Race: 3.4 mi
- Natural History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 0.5 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 0.6 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Prairie Park Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 0.5 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 1.0 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 1.3 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Phog Allen: 0.5 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 5.8 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Archery Only Area: 6.9 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 0.7 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 0.9 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 2.9 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 10.0 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Franklin: 4.1 mi
- Prairie City: 13.9 mi
- Twin Mound: 14.5 mi
- Coburn: 16.5 mi
- Richland: 16.7 mi
- Mount Oread: 0.4 mi
- Shank Hill: 5.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.1 mi
- Sanders Mound: 5.4 mi
- Coon Point: 10.2 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 22.6 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 5.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 5.3 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 7.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spencer Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | WNW 288° | 338 m | 10.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | SE 139° | 318 m | 5.1 mi |
| Fowler Hill | S 170° | 318 m | 18.1 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNW 343° | 317 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Oread | WNW 294° | 316 m | 0.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 243° | 316 m | 14.9 mi |
| Shank Hill | S 191° | 304 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sanders Mound | WSW 250° | 288 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/134806461
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