Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area
Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 152 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 151.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.6 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens: 0.6 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.6 mi
- Edgewood Park: 0.7 mi
- Auburndale Park: 0.8 mi
- Willow Park: 0.9 mi
- Hide and Seek Wall: 1.2 mi
- Wavy Lines: 1.6 mi
- Capitol Dome Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Pioneer Women of Kansas: 1.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 1.7 mi
- Great Overland Station: 1.1 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 1.3 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Discovery Center of Kansas: 2.7 mi
- Meditation Garden: 1.4 mi
- Culinary Garden: 1.4 mi
- Prairie Garden: 1.4 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 2.5 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 2.2 mi
- All War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Munn Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Trail: 4.7 mi
- Iliff Commons: 4.7 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 13.5 mi
- Burnett Mound: 4.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 8.4 mi
- Coon Point: 14.8 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 15.5 mi
- Stenger Hill: 16.8 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 1.5 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 1.7 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Carousel: 2.5 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 3.7 mi
- Richland: 15.2 mi
- Twin Mound: 18.3 mi
- Vera: 21.8 mi
- Pansy: 24.5 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 2.6 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 20.7 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 20.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 20.6 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 22.0 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 269° | 387 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSW 192° | 371 m | 16.8 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SSW 212° | 344 m | 4.9 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 108° | 338 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tabor Hill | W 278° | 329 m | 21.1 mi |
| Nolan Hill | E 82° | 317 m | 20.9 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 144° | 316 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Oread | ESE 107° | 316 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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