Perry Lake Recreation Area
Perry Lake Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Burnett Mound stands 344 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Point Public Use Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 160 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 159.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.1 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Paradise Point Public Use Area: 0.9 mi
- Old Town Park: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Ridge Public Use Area: 1.9 mi
- Longview Public Use Area: 4.4 mi
- Perry Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Hispanic Heritage: 16.7 mi
- Hide and Seek Wall: 16.9 mi
- Fiesta Skirt: 17.7 mi
- Wavy Lines: 18.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 18.4 mi
- Kansas Territorial Capital - Lane Museum: 14.5 mi
- Great Overland Station: 17.1 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 18.0 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 18.6 mi
- Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum: 19.8 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 18.9 mi
- All War Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Munn Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Worlds Largest Baseball: 21.2 mi
- VIDA Ministries Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 18.4 mi
- Prairie Garden: 18.4 mi
- Culinary Garden: 18.5 mi
- Ted Ensley Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Iliff Commons: 13.3 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Area: 13.7 mi
- Nebo State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 15.8 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 17.6 mi
- Leavenworth State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 14.2 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 14.4 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 18.3 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 18.4 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 18.8 mi
- Nolan Hill: 12.7 mi
- Coon Point: 17.0 mi
- Burnett Mound: 22.4 mi
- Mount Oread: 22.6 mi
- Sanders Mound: 22.6 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 20.1 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 22.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 22.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 21.8 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 23.2 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perry Lake Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Mound | SW 223° | 344 m | 22.4 mi |
| Coon Point | S 175° | 338 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nolan Hill | SE 140° | 317 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Oread | SSE 151° | 316 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sanders Mound | SSE 164° | 288 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WSW 238° | 279 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley Falls 3 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1127419718
Day trips start here
- Atchison · 28 mi
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