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Butler State Fishing Lake

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Elevation, modelled
442 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Temple Knob503 m · 14.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6698.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:52local time
Coordinates
37.5532, -96.6837
Butler State Fishing Lake from directly overhead

Butler State Fishing Lake is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled 442 m. Temple Knob stands 503 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wingate, a ghost town 5.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 98 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

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Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butler State Fishing Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temple KnobNE 46°503 m14.5 mi
Osage CuestasSE 126°431 m15.2 mi
Oil HillNNW 331°424 m22.4 mi
Windy HillNNE 33°422 m17.4 mi

57 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
Beaches: 5
Peaks: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0720:1320:52
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3916:3217:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544546473787769564433
Precip in0.91.52.53.46.26.04.53.93.53.31.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smileyberg 1N, 11 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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