Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area
Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research, a museum 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 153 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 152.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.5 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kaw River State Park: 1.2 mi
- MacLennan Park: 1.6 mi
- Danbury Park: 2.2 mi
- Hillsdale Park: 2.2 mi
- Family Park: 2.4 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 2.5 mi
- A City Alive: 3.7 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 4.3 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 4.5 mi
- City of Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 7.1 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
- Iliff Commons: 9.4 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 10.0 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 1.0 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Carousel: 2.5 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 5.3 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 5.4 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 2.5 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 4.3 mi
- Harvey Garden: 4.5 mi
- Meditation Garden: 5.0 mi
- Hickory Knob: 3.7 mi
- Burnett Mound: 4.2 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 11.6 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 15.9 mi
- Stenger Hill: 16.0 mi
- Trail: 0.5 mi
- Munn Memorial: 2.8 mi
- All War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 5.4 mi
- Vera: 17.1 mi
- Richland: 17.8 mi
- Twin Mound: 21.1 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 24.9 mi
- Echo Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 270° | 387 m | 15.9 mi |
| Stenger Hill | S 175° | 371 m | 16.0 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SSE 149° | 344 m | 4.2 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 102° | 338 m | 19.3 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 282° | 329 m | 16.5 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 132° | 316 m | 20.8 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | NW 306° | 315 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hickory Knob | W 267° | 279 m | 3.7 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 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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