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Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake

Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake from directly overhead

Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisburg Lake Park, a park 6.8 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50980, -94.66884

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Louisburg Lake Park: 6.8 mi
  • Louisburg Aquatic Center: 7.4 mi
  • Louisburg Farmers Market: 7.6 mi
  • Linn Valley Community Center Park: 9.2 mi
  • Lewis-Young Park: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Bieger Mound: 10.3 mi
  • Osburn Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Christiansen Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Walley Mound: 11.0 mi
  • Dolan Mound: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
  • International Arch: 11.3 mi
  • Vet wall: 11.5 mi
  • City Hall Fire Bell: 12.0 mi
  • Baptiste Bust: 12.1 mi
Museums: 11
  • Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 15.3 mi
  • Frontier Village Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Ensor Park and Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Belton Museum: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 10
  • John Brown: 15.7 mi
  • Copper Hopper Chopper by David Seitzinger: 20.1 mi
  • Jazz II by Tom Corbin: 20.1 mi
  • Jazz I by Tom Corbin: 20.1 mi
  • Little scoundrel: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 3
  • Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Miola Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Louisburg Cider Mill: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Paola Community Garden: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillNE 34°342 m22.6 mi
Brookhart HillENE 64°309 m19.0 mi
Kohler HillENE 65°307 m22.5 mi
Long MoundESE 119°300 m24.6 mi
Christiansen MoundE 84°299 m10.8 mi
Herrell HillE 80°299 m12.1 mi
Spy MoundSSE 168°296 m16.7 mi
Osburn MoundE 86°295 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:2017:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444556574797769574433
Precip in1.21.72.73.86.15.24.04.34.63.42.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paola, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1410219787

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