Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve
Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Burnett Mound stands 344 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pat Dawson Billings Nature Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 137 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lawrence
How to reach it
- 136.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.2 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pat Dawson Billings Nature Area: 0.5 mi
- Green Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
- Clinton Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Holcom Park: 1.9 mi
- Quail Run Park: 2.2 mi
- Relay Race: 3.1 mi
- Chesty Lion: 3.3 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 3.4 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 3.6 mi
- Moses: 3.7 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 3.0 mi
- Natural History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 3.7 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 4.0 mi
- Phog Allen: 3.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 3.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 3.5 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 2.3 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 3.5 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 4.4 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Archery Only Area: 3.3 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 9.0 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 10.3 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 4.3 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 4.4 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 6.0 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 9.4 mi
- Franklin: 6.7 mi
- Twin Mound: 10.9 mi
- Prairie City: 12.8 mi
- Richland: 13.3 mi
- Coburn: 13.4 mi
- Sanders Mound: 2.1 mi
- Mount Oread: 3.4 mi
- Shank Hill: 3.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.7 mi
- Coon Point: 8.4 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 2.1 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 2.2 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 24.7 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 4.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.7 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 1.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Mound | WNW 283° | 344 m | 24.0 mi |
| Coon Point | NW 307° | 338 m | 8.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | ESE 107° | 318 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fowler Hill | SSE 158° | 318 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nolan Hill | N 360° | 317 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Oread | NE 52° | 316 m | 3.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 244° | 316 m | 11.3 mi |
| Shank Hill | SE 145° | 304 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton Lake, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/470435899
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