Buck Creek Wildlife Area
Buck Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Burnett Mound stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nolan Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 148 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
How to reach it
- 147.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.6 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Perry Public Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Rowena Park: 6.8 mi
- Outlet Park: 7.0 mi
- Deerfield Park: 8.0 mi
- Slough Creek Public Use Area: 8.1 mi
- Kansas Territorial Capital - Lane Museum: 6.7 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 9.7 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 9.8 mi
- Natural History Museum: 9.9 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 10.1 mi
- Relay Race: 8.5 mi
- Moses: 9.9 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 9.9 mi
- Chesty Lion: 10.5 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 10.9 mi
- Douglas County Memorial of Honor: 8.8 mi
- U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 8.9 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker #9 - Lawrence & The Old Trails: 9.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 9.8 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 9.4 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 10.1 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 10.4 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 6.4 mi
- Leavenworth State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 7.9 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Nolan Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Oread: 9.6 mi
- Coon Point: 9.8 mi
- Sanders Mound: 11.7 mi
- Shank Hill: 14.5 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 6.5 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 6.8 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 7.4 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 9.1 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 9.5 mi
- Franklin: 12.8 mi
- Twin Mound: 19.4 mi
- Richland: 20.0 mi
- Prairie City: 23.7 mi
- Coburn: 24.5 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 11.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 11.3 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 24.1 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 11.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 22.5 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 13.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Mound | WSW 256° | 344 m | 24.8 mi |
| Coon Point | SW 229° | 338 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 54° | 336 m | 23.3 mi |
| Government Hill | NE 47° | 324 m | 25.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 157° | 318 m | 14.5 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NW 316° | 317 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Oread | SSE 168° | 316 m | 9.6 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SSW 214° | 316 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perry Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/709842133
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