Museum · Kansas
Valley Center Cultural and Historical Museum
Valley Center Cultural and Historical Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 410 m. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
The story
city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Dates from 1885.
Wikidata Q2355683, matched on coordinates and name (404 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 410 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.83283, -97.37173
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lions Park: 0.2 mi
- Veteran's Park: 0.3 mi
- McLaughlin Park: 0.7 mi
- Wetland Park: 0.8 mi
- Ridgefield Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 54
- Jackie Robinson: 8.5 mi
- Crane Dance: 8.8 mi
- Endangered Species: 8.8 mi
- Turtle Maze: 8.8 mi
- Profile Canto: 8.9 mi
Museums: 27
- Sedgwick Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Ulrich Museum of Art: 9.0 mi
- The Original Pizza Hut Museum: 9.0 mi
- Wichita State University - Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology: 9.0 mi
- Wichita Art Museum: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 16
- Cessna Penguin Cove: 8.2 mi
- Reticulated Giraffe: 8.3 mi
- Slawson Family Asian Big Cat Trek: 8.5 mi
- The Downing Gorilla Forest: 8.5 mi
- Gallery: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Keeper of the Plains: 9.8 mi
- Vietnamese American Community Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Final Call: 11.5 mi
- Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Hilltop Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Mulvane Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Annelly: 13.4 mi
- Plum Grove: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Textron TAPD Outdoor Break Area: 14.0 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Colonel James Jabara A, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366766006
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