Marty Bender Nature Area
Marty Bender Nature Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Buzzard Roost stands 501 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Land Institute
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 193.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
105 named places within 25 miles
- MP Depot: 4.8 mi
- MP Freight House: 4.8 mi
- ATSF Freight House: 4.9 mi
- Tiger: 11.5 mi
- Cougar: 11.5 mi
- Jerry Ivey Park: 1.7 mi
- East Crawford Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Oxbow Park: 2.8 mi
- Meadowlark Park: 3.2 mi
- Bill Burke Park: 3.3 mi
- Iron Mound: 3.3 mi
- North Pole Mound: 11.7 mi
- Soldier Cap Mound: 13.4 mi
- Potato Hill: 14.9 mi
- Weston Hill: 16.6 mi
- Smoky Hill Museum: 4.4 mi
- Saint John's Military School Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Greyhound Hall of Fame: 20.8 mi
- Eisenhower Presidential Museum: 21.0 mi
- Seelye Mansion: 21.3 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 3.2 mi
- In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E.: 3.8 mi
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 4.2 mi
- Texas Cattle Trail Terminus: 21.0 mi
- Eisenhower Monument: 21.0 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3: 0.1 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 1: 0.1 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 2: 0.2 mi
- Little Ike Statue: 20.9 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue: 21.0 mi
- Saline State Fishing Lake: 9.2 mi
- Alliance Acres Park: 20.0 mi
- Maxwell Wildlife Refuge: 22.3 mi
- McPherson State Fishing Lake: 22.3 mi
- Elm Springs: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marty Bender Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | W 263° | 501 m | 21.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SSE 169° | 469 m | 19.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 240° | 464 m | 14.9 mi |
| Weston Hill | WSW 247° | 458 m | 16.6 mi |
| Coiner Dome | WSW 247° | 458 m | 17.1 mi |
| Iron Mound | ENE 63° | 454 m | 3.3 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | WSW 249° | 449 m | 13.4 mi |
| North Pole Mound | NNW 349° | 445 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salina Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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