La Cygne Wildlife Area
La Cygne Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Brookhart Hill stands 309 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Linn County Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 28 mi
111 named places within 25 miles
- Linn County Park: 1.9 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Community Recreation: 2.6 mi
- Linn Valley Veterans Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Linn Valley Community Center Park: 3.6 mi
- Hurley Field: 6.2 mi
- Walley Mound: 5.0 mi
- Summers Mound: 6.2 mi
- Spy Mound: 8.7 mi
- Graves Mound: 9.8 mi
- Graveyard Mound: 10.6 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Fort Africa (Toothman Farm): 15.9 mi
- Vet wall: 16.9 mi
- City Hall Fire Bell: 17.2 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 7.6 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 8.1 mi
- Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area: 15.6 mi
- Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area: 15.7 mi
- Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area: 17.9 mi
- Linn County Museum: 15.5 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 17.2 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 17.2 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 17.6 mi
- Bates County Museum: 18.7 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 3.6 mi
- Miola Beach: 17.0 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 23.3 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 9.3 mi
- Louisburg Cider Mill: 16.7 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- John Brown: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Cygne Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhart Hill | NE 45° | 309 m | 23.1 mi |
| Long Mound | E 101° | 300 m | 21.2 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | NE 47° | 299 m | 13.6 mi |
| Herrell Hill | NE 48° | 299 m | 15.1 mi |
| Spy Mound | SSE 161° | 296 m | 8.7 mi |
| Osburn Mound | NE 49° | 295 m | 13.4 mi |
| Round Mound | E 101° | 295 m | 22.3 mi |
| Snowball Hill | NE 45° | 295 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butler 4W, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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