Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract
Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 287 m. Breezy Hill stands 305 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wah-Sha-She Prairie State Wildlife Area, a park 4.5 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 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
- 1.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
123 named places within 25 miles
- Wah-Sha-She Prairie State Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Kawanis Park: 4.8 mi
- Gorilla Village: 5.0 mi
- Weir City Park: 5.1 mi
- The Oval: 5.1 mi
- Railroad Depot: 6.3 mi
- Page Dragline: 14.5 mi
- Big Brutus: 14.5 mi
- Tow Mater: 16.7 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Praying Hands: 17.1 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 17.2 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 18.0 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 19.8 mi
- Miners Hall Museum: 13.9 mi
- Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Big Brutus Museum: 14.6 mi
- Galena Mining & Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum: 17.6 mi
- A Student's Life: 4.9 mi
- Gus the Gorilla: 5.1 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 18.4 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 18.7 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 19.7 mi
- Georgia City: 7.9 mi
- Ardath: 20.5 mi
- Dublin: 21.1 mi
- Hockerville: 23.2 mi
- Zincville: 23.8 mi
- Bell Mound: 14.9 mi
- Breezy Hill: 15.0 mi
- Haake Mound: 19.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 20.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 22.3 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- Shoal Creek Wildlife Area: 19.4 mi
- Wildcat Glade Natural Area: 22.2 mi
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center: 22.3 mi
- Walter Woods Conservation Area: 24.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 19.5 mi
- Crawford State Park Butterfly Garden: 22.7 mi
- Grand Falls: 21.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 21.3 mi
- Truck Parking: 22.4 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.6 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy Hill | N 6° | 305 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 358° | 299 m | 20.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 200° | 291 m | 23.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNE 12° | 289 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bell Mound | W 263° | 281 m | 14.9 mi |
| Haake Mound | NNE 22° | 274 m | 19.6 mi |
| Timber Hill | WSW 255° | 247 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsburg, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1482079506
Day trips start here
- Galena · 17 mi
- Joplin · 19 mi
- Baxter Springs · 21 mi
- Carthage · 23 mi
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