Kickapoo Island Wildlife Management Area
Kickapoo Island Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort de Cavagnial, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 165 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 165.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.5 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 25 mi
- Scarrit Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weston City Park: 2.1 mi
- Parade Field: 2.2 mi
- Zais Park: 2.3 mi
- Dragoon Glen: 2.5 mi
- Bless Park: 2.6 mi
- Fort de Cavagnial: 1.4 mi
- The Beehive: 2.2 mi
- The Main Parade: 2.2 mi
- Dragoon Barracks: 2.2 mi
- The Mormon Battalion: 2.3 mi
- Oak Mills Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
- Humphrey Access: 6.9 mi
- Guy B. Park Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
- Schimmel City Access: 8.7 mi
- The National Silk Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Weston Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Frontier Army Museum: 2.7 mi
- Lewis and Clark Center: 3.0 mi
- First City Museum: 4.9 mi
- Concrete Steam Engine: 4.9 mi
- Concrete Covered Wagon: 5.0 mi
- Molten Swing: 12.6 mi
- United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 15.1 mi
- Amelia Earhart One Acre Earth Portrait: 15.7 mi
- Hancock Hill: 1.4 mi
- Wagner Point: 2.4 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 2.9 mi
- Government Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.3 mi
- Delaware City: 11.7 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 12.1 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 21.4 mi
- Sallie House: 16.0 mi
- Atlas 9: 19.7 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 23.4 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 9.5 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 9.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 9.6 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 21.1 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 21.1 mi
- Bell Point: 2.0 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kickapoo Island Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 186° | 336 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSW 212° | 331 m | 1.4 mi |
| Wagner Point | SSW 200° | 326 m | 2.4 mi |
| Government Hill | SSW 202° | 324 m | 3.2 mi |
| King Hill | N 9° | 323 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | SW 215° | 322 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Weston · 2 mi
- Atchison · 16 mi
- Kansas City · 25 mi
- Kansas City · 27 mi
- Kansas City Area · 27 mi
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