Cowley State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
Cowley State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Hogback Hill stands 349 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Greens Farm Park, a park 12 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 79 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 79.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.8 mi off the Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Greens Farm Park: 11.7 mi
- Prairie Passage Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- West Bypass Rec Area: 12.6 mi
- Walnut Park: 12.8 mi
- Mills Park: 12.9 mi
- Aunt Sally's Landing: 12.8 mi
- Baden Square: 14.1 mi
- Heritage Rock: 14.2 mi
- The Mound: 14.4 mi
- Allen Podium: 14.4 mi
- Scripture Hill: 12.7 mi
- Earle N. Wright Community Room: 13.6 mi
- Darbeth Fine Arts Center: 14.3 mi
- Gateway to the Future: 15.1 mi
- Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum: 14.0 mi
- Newkirk Community Historical: 20.5 mi
- Hogback Hill: 14.2 mi
- ex-ATSF Depot: 14.8 mi
- Garden of Peace: 15.1 mi
- Chaplin Nature Center: 16.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 18.6 mi
- Newkirk Lions Park Pavillion: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowley State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Hill | ENE 64° | 349 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:34 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winfield Strother FLD AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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