Black Kettle State Fishing Lake
Black Kettle State Fishing Lake is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Twin Mounds stands 469 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is William P. Pack Memorial Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 162.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- William P. Pack Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Black Kettle East/West Parks: 1.8 mi
- King Park: 7.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 7.6 mi
- Westbranch Park: 8.8 mi
- McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation: 12.4 mi
- Kauffman Museum: 13.7 mi
- Inman Rock Island Depot: 14.4 mi
- Harvey County Historical Society: 15.5 mi
- Warkentin House: 15.7 mi
- General McPherson Memorial Statue: 13.1 mi
- Mennonite Settler statue: 15.1 mi
- Liberty Monument: 18.3 mi
- Harvey County Homeless & Indigent Persons Memorial: 19.2 mi
- McPherson State Fishing Lake: 17.1 mi
- Maxwell Wildlife Refuge: 17.4 mi
- Alliance Acres Park: 19.4 mi
- Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area: 24.9 mi
- Blue Sky Sculpture: 14.8 mi
- Centenial Plaza: 18.8 mi
- The Wind: 24.2 mi
- Dyck Arboretum of the Plains: 7.9 mi
- Twin Mounds: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Kettle State Fishing Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mounds | N 2° | 469 m | 20.0 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 | 20:18 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcpherson, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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