Green Wildlife Area
Green Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Gun Barrel Hill stands 488 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 158 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 157.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.7 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Sherwood Park: 8.6 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 8.9 mi
- Family Park: 9.2 mi
- Echo Cliff Park: 9.3 mi
- Guard of the Plains: 10.1 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 11.0 mi
- A City Alive: 11.5 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 13.0 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 13.3 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 13.5 mi
- Bolton Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 9.8 mi
- Carousel: 11.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 14.1 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 14.2 mi
- Trail: 9.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 9.9 mi
- St. Marys Vietnam Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Munn Memorial: 11.6 mi
- All War Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 11.3 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 13.0 mi
- Harvey Garden: 13.2 mi
- Meditation Garden: 13.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 5.3 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 5.4 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 7.4 mi
- Tabor Hill: 7.8 mi
- Burnett Mound: 12.0 mi
- Vera: 8.4 mi
- Echo Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Barrel Hill | SW 218° | 488 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mound | WSW 259° | 387 m | 7.4 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSE 150° | 371 m | 20.0 mi |
| Burnett Mound | ESE 115° | 344 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 285° | 329 m | 7.8 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | N 352° | 315 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | ESE 108° | 279 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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