The Big Well Museum & Visitors Center
The Big Well Museum & Visitors Center is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 682 m. Iron Mountain stands 629 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Well Park & Playground, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 145 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
large historic water well in Greensburg, Kansas, United States
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q4906669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 145.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.3 mi off the Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway
21 named places within 25 miles
- Big Well Park & Playground: 0.0 mi
- Starlight Park: 0.1 mi
- Greensburg City Pool: 0.2 mi
- Cradle Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Park: 9.8 mi
- Kiowa County Historical Museum and Soda Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 23.1 mi
- Greensburg Big Well Country: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 23.6 mi
- Sandhills Ranch: 15.3 mi
- Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- Mammoth: 10.5 mi
- CRIP Depot: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Big Well Museum & Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | SSE 152° | 629 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 77° | 626 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:42 | 17:23 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensburg, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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