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Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two

Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two from directly overhead

Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 345 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Timbercreek II Common Area, a park 2.2 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
345 m

What to expect

Operated by
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.23244, -96.52732

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Timbercreek II Common Area: 2.2 mi
  • Green Valley Community Center Park: 2.4 mi
  • Eisenhower Baseball Complex: 2.4 mi
  • Northview Park: 2.5 mi
  • Northeast Community Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Old Schoolhouse: 3.0 mi
  • 2008 Tornado Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Class of 1908 Sundial: 4.0 mi
  • Bluemont Bell: 4.0 mi
  • Amanda Arnold Arch: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Prospect Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Longview Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Stagg Hill: 7.0 mi
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Family: 3.0 mi
  • MANHATTAN: 3.4 mi
  • Anotacoes: 4.1 mi
  • Bill Snyder: 4.2 mi
  • Bosco Clock Tower: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Paxico Rest Area: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Custer HillWSW 242°411 m17.3 mi
Four Way DivideWSW 240°410 m17.9 mi
Morris HillWSW 237°406 m17.2 mi
Randolph HillWSW 242°404 m16.4 mi
Caisson HillSW 236°402 m16.8 mi
Harvey HillWSW 239°401 m18.6 mi
Mount EphraimNNE 32°400 m12.7 mi
Carpenter HillWSW 240°400 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0120:1620:57
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2517:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444546575807869574333
Precip in0.61.12.23.45.25.54.64.43.42.51.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manhattan, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1049126422

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