Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 367 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Grove Park, a park 6.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 172 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 367 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 172.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.2 mi off the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Grove Park: 6.9 mi
- The Bluffs Park: 7.3 mi
- South Park: 7.4 mi
- Coronado Park: 8.3 mi
- Rimrock Park: 8.3 mi
- Grand View Hill: 8.4 mi
- Franks Hill: 10.0 mi
- Ogden Hill: 12.2 mi
- Macomb Hill: 12.5 mi
- Machine Gun Ridge: 13.1 mi
- Wounded Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- 1st Infantry Division - Desert Storm Memorial: 9.0 mi
- State of Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Jacob Benton Callen Fountain: 9.0 mi
- Junction City and Geary County Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Starcke House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Geary County Historical Society Museum: 9.0 mi
- Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 10.2 mi
- Cavalry Musuem: 12.1 mi
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 13.9 mi
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 10.0 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 10.0 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 13.2 mi
- Lander Park Carousel: 18.6 mi
- Rock Island Depot: 18.8 mi
- Republican Point: 12.2 mi
- Backstop Ridge: 12.3 mi
- Sherman Heights: 12.4 mi
- Pawnee Point: 14.1 mi
- Williston Point: 14.6 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue: 18.7 mi
- Little Ike Statue: 19.0 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 24.9 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 25.0 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 21.9 mi
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum: 22.0 mi
- Willis Prarie: 22.6 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 23.4 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 24.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | N 10° | 411 m | 15.2 mi |
| Four Way Divide | N 10° | 410 m | 14.4 mi |
| Morris Hill | NNE 15° | 406 m | 14.0 mi |
| Randolph Hill | NNE 13° | 404 m | 15.8 mi |
| Caisson Hill | NNE 17° | 402 m | 14.3 mi |
| Harvey Hill | N 8° | 401 m | 13.7 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | NNE 16° | 400 m | 15.8 mi |
| Franks Hill | NNE 31° | 399 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chapman, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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