Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area
Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Twin Mounds stands 469 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Memorial Park, a park 4.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 186 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 185.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.3 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
95 named places within 25 miles
- Community Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Little River City Park: 4.9 mi
- Hess Park: 13.3 mi
- Inman Park: 13.5 mi
- Wickersham Park: 13.6 mi
- Divine Servant Statue: 19.3 mi
- The Wind: 21.3 mi
- Swan Dance: 22.7 mi
- Create: 22.8 mi
- Hutchinson Flag: 22.8 mi
- Kansas Motorcycle Museum: 12.5 mi
- Inman Rock Island Depot: 13.3 mi
- McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation: 14.7 mi
- Coronado-Quivira Museum: 15.6 mi
- Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: 22.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 21.0 mi
- Coiner Dome: 21.1 mi
- Weston Hill: 21.4 mi
- Soldier Cap Mound: 23.7 mi
- Fremont's Knob: 24.7 mi
- General McPherson Memorial Statue: 13.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Alliance Acres Park: 18.8 mi
- Black Kettle State Fishing Lake: 24.9 mi
- Mushroom Rock State Park: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mounds | ENE 69° | 469 m | 24.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNE 17° | 464 m | 21.0 mi |
| Coiner Dome | N 9° | 458 m | 21.1 mi |
| Weston Hill | N 10° | 458 m | 21.4 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | NNE 16° | 449 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kanopolis Lake, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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