Sternberg Museum of Natural History
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Sternberg Museum of Natural History is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Round House Rock stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Howard Reynolds Nature Trails, a park 0.2 miles away. Smoky Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the largest university in western Kansas, and the fourth largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with a total enrollment of approximately 15,100 students.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q65123049, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fort Hays State University
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
90 named places within 25 miles
- Dr. Howard Reynolds Nature Trails: 0.2 mi
- Hickok Park: 0.5 mi
- Aubel Bickle Park: 0.6 mi
- Elizabeth Polly Park: 0.6 mi
- Hays Medical Center Walking Trail: 0.6 mi
- Kansas Paraguay Partners: 0.2 mi
- The Nun: 0.6 mi
- Elizabeth Polly (Blue Light Lady): 0.6 mi
- Kansas: Don't Spoil It: 0.9 mi
- Watching the Wagons Come In: 1.1 mi
- Kansas Merci Boxcar: 1.2 mi
- Ellis County Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Ellis Railroad Museum: 14.4 mi
- Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum: 14.4 mi
- Gernon House: 23.7 mi
- Geneva Dies Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Fort Hays Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- King Hill: 19.0 mi
- Round House Rock: 21.8 mi
- Fort Hays Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- Plainville Township Lake: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sternberg Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round House Rock | WSW 241° | 715 m | 21.8 mi |
| King Hill | NNE 26° | 587 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:27 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hays, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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