Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum
Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 296 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Doris Firestone Joss Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
public university in Topeka, Kansas
Dates from 1865.
Wikidata Q941551, matched on coordinates and name (415 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 296 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 149.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Boswell Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Collins Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Shuga Glenn Park: 0.7 mi
- Central Park: 0.7 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 0.1 mi
- City of Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 0.6 mi
- Great Mural Wall of Topeka: 0.8 mi
- WREN Radio Station Bird Statue: 1.2 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 1.9 mi
- Discovery Center of Kansas: 2.0 mi
- Great Overland Station: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Crest Mansion: 3.1 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 0.1 mi
- Harvey Garden: 0.2 mi
- Culinary Garden: 1.4 mi
- Prairie Garden: 1.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Iliff Commons: 6.7 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- Burnett Mound: 2.6 mi
- Hickory Knob: 7.8 mi
- Stenger Hill: 14.4 mi
- Coon Point: 15.0 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 16.0 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 1.2 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 1.5 mi
- All War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Munn Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Trail: 4.1 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 1.5 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 1.6 mi
- Carousel: 2.1 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 3.5 mi
- Richland: 13.7 mi
- Twin Mound: 17.0 mi
- Vera: 21.1 mi
- Pansy: 22.7 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 2.1 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 20.5 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 20.6 mi
- Echo Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 20.1 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 21.7 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 275° | 387 m | 20.0 mi |
| Stenger Hill | S 191° | 371 m | 14.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Knob | SSW 200° | 367 m | 24.7 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SW 225° | 344 m | 2.6 mi |
| Coon Point | E 98° | 338 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 285° | 329 m | 20.8 mi |
| Nolan Hill | ENE 77° | 317 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 137° | 316 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/194800516
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