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Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number One

Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number One from directly overhead

Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number One is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 443 m. Twin Mounds stands 419 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Trail RV Park, a park 5.0 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
443 m

What to expect

Operated by
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.47029, -96.41326

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oregon Trail RV Park: 5.0 mi
  • Dechairo Park: 5.1 mi
  • American Legion (City Park): 5.4 mi
  • Oregon Trail Park at Scott Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Carnahan Creek Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 10
  • Rock Creek Valley Historical Society: 5.5 mi
  • Oz Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Wamego Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Wolf House Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Beach Museum of Art: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Family: 19.9 mi
  • MANHATTAN: 20.8 mi
  • Bill Snyder: 20.9 mi
  • Ernie Barrett: 21.0 mi
  • Bosco Clock Tower: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 9
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MoundsNNW 333°419 m11.2 mi
Mount EphraimS 173°400 m5.7 mi
Stagg HillSSW 205°377 m24.3 mi
Sunset HillSSW 206°361.188 m22.3 mi
Indian MoundNW 316°359 m15.0 mi
Longview HillSSW 205°351 m22.3 mi
Rocky HillSSW 205°347 m22.3 mi
Prospect HillSSW 200°346 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5920:1720:57
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:4316:2317:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546574797769564332
Precip in0.71.22.13.55.15.24.74.12.92.41.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamego 4 W, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/394287291

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