- Elevation, modelled
- 454 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Twin Mounds469 m · 3.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Prairie Trail Scenic Byway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:58local time
- Coordinates
- 38.4756, -97.4602
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled 454 m. Twin Mounds stands 469 m to the northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McPherson State Fishing Lake, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mounds | NW 326° | 469 m | 3.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | NW 307° | 464 m | 23.3 mi |
| Iron Mound | N 353° | 454 m | 23.2 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | NW 312° | 449 m | 24.7 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 173.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Canton City Park: 6.6 mi
- Park Henry: 7.9 mi
- Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery: 11.4 mi
- Sunflower Triangle Park: 12.3 mi
- Countryside Park: 12.3 mi
- McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation: 12.6 mi
- Adobe House Museum: 16.3 mi
- The Wm. F. Schaeffler House: 16.4 mi
- Kansas Motorcycle Museum: 20.9 mi
- Inman Rock Island Depot: 24.0 mi
- McPherson State Fishing Lake: 0.5 mi
- Alliance Acres Park: 8.0 mi
- Black Kettle State Fishing Lake: 17.4 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area: 22.3 mi
- Twin Mounds: 3.5 mi
- Iron Mound: 23.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 23.3 mi
- Soldier Cap Mound: 24.7 mi
- Centenial Plaza: 16.5 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 1: 22.2 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3: 22.3 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 2: 22.4 mi
- General McPherson Memorial Statue: 13.5 mi
- Liberty Monument: 16.3 mi
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 24.2 mi
- Elm Springs: 10.7 mi
- Gnadenau: 18.3 mi
- Dyck Arboretum of the Plains: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcpherson, 11 mi away.
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