Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 320 m. Bebo Hill stands 375 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawn Recreation Area, a park 3.3 miles away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 320 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
63 named places within 25 miles
- Strawn Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Hickory Creek West Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Hickory Creek East Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Redmond Cove North Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Olpe Lions Club: 14.1 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Peter Pan: 16.2 mi
- Site of old ATSF Depot: 16.3 mi
- Coffey County Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Lyon County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Lyon County History Center: 16.2 mi
- National Teacher’s Hall of Fame: 16.6 mi
- John Redmond Wildlife Area: 7.1 mi
- Melvern Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Lyon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- Jackrabbit Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bebo Hill: 11.2 mi
- Melvern Railroad Park: 20.5 mi
- ATSF Osage City Depot Museum: 23.4 mi
- Kellogg Circle: 16.4 mi
- Abstract Sculpture: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bebo Hill | N 1° | 375 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jackrabbit Hill | ESE 115° | 336 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John Redmond Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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