- Elevation, modelled
- 345 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Twin Mounds419 m · 19.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native Stone Scenic Byway29.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:58local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3700, -96.6775
Old Garrison Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled 345 m. Twin Mounds stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenneth Heywood Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Garrison Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mounds | NNE 28° | 419 m | 19.2 mi |
| Custer Hill | SSW 202° | 411 m | 19.0 mi |
| Four Way Divide | SSW 202° | 410 m | 19.8 mi |
| Morris Hill | SSW 199° | 406 m | 20.0 mi |
| Randolph Hill | SSW 200° | 404 m | 18.3 mi |
| Caisson Hill | SSW 197° | 402 m | 19.7 mi |
| Harvey Hill | SSW 203° | 401 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | E 85° | 400 m | 14.8 mi |
- 29.5 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kenneth Heywood Park: 1.9 mi
- Carnahan Creek Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Stockdale Park: 4.7 mi
- Tuttle Creek State Park Fancy Creek Area: 6.1 mi
- Tuttle Creek Cove: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 27
- Sunset Hill: 13.9 mi
- Longview Hill: 14.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 14.2 mi
- Mount Ephraim: 14.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Mariadahl Steeple: 5.1 mi
- Olsburg Pioneers: 5.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse: 11.0 mi
- Kansas Forest Service Honor Grove: 12.8 mi
- 2008 Tornado Memorial: 13.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Arts & Memories Museum: 9.4 mi
- Riley County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Beach Museum of Art: 13.7 mi
- Wolf House Museum: 14.2 mi
- Rock Creek Valley Historical Society: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Old Baldwin Creek Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Stockdale Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Crappie Cove: 7.2 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 12.4 mi
- Willis Prarie: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 10
- Family: 12.2 mi
- Bill Snyder: 12.4 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 12.5 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 13.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Locomotive 6072: 20.9 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 21.1 mi
- Monument to the Ice Age: 21.6 mi
- Dorothy's House: 22.8 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 13.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 14.8 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Williston Point: 19.5 mi
- Sheridan Point: 19.5 mi
- Pawnee Point: 20.0 mi
- Sherman Heights: 21.7 mi
- Backstop Ridge: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuttle Creek Lake, 9 mi away.
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