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Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society

Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society from directly overhead

Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyandotte County Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
313 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.10767, -94.87333

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wyandotte County Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kerry Roberts Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • North Park: 2.4 mi
  • Lion's Park: 3.2 mi
  • Basehor City Park: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Gardens: 31
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 11
  • Pilot Knob: 13.5 mi
  • Observation Bluff: 16.7 mi
  • Government Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Wagner Point: 17.5 mi
  • Sentinel Hill: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Angel Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Watts Mill: 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNNW 346°336 m13.5 mi
Hancock HillN 349°331 m18.5 mi
Wagner PointNNW 348°326 m17.5 mi
Government HillNNW 346°324 m16.8 mi
Sentinel HillNNW 345°322 m17.5 mi
Blue MoundSW 230°318 m21.7 mi
Nolan HillW 270°317 m23.0 mi
Mount OreadWSW 244°316 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5420:1020:50
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3616:1917:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283343536373777667554332
Precip in1.21.62.54.05.25.54.54.54.33.42.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonner Springs, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/374035507

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