Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 287 m. Guthrie Mountain stands 309 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bourbon Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 58 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 287 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 57.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
56 named places within 25 miles
- Uniontown City Park: 6.1 mi
- Bronson City Park: 7.1 mi
- Troxel Park: 10.2 mi
- Moran City Park: 10.3 mi
- Elm Creek Lake County Park: 11.9 mi
- Guthrie Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Ghost Beacon Hill: 18.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 23.8 mi
- Vetters Hill: 24.8 mi
- Crawford State Park Butterfly Garden: 17.9 mi
- Humanity House Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Wayne Garrett Children's Garden: 20.5 mi
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros: 20.0 mi
- Allen County Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum: 22.4 mi
- CCC Statue: 17.2 mi
- Spider Sculpture: 19.4 mi
- Cofachique: 21.3 mi
- Hail Ridge: 23.5 mi
- Bourbon Falls: 0.4 mi
- Ware Monument: 20.5 mi
- Neosho Wildlife Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Mountain | NE 35° | 309 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 120° | 299 m | 23.8 mi |
| Vetters Hill | E 85° | 297 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chanute 4E, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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