Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 533 m. Pilot Knob stands 573 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center, a attraction 7.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 176 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 176.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.1 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
26 named places within 25 miles
- Stafford Park: 15.6 mi
- Wayside Park: 16.3 mi
- Sterling Park: 16.5 mi
- Fort Zarah Park: 17.5 mi
- St John Park: 18.0 mi
- Stafford County Museum: 15.6 mi
- Coronado-Quivira Museum: 20.1 mi
- Kansas Oil and Gas Museum: 21.4 mi
- Divine Servant Statue: 16.4 mi
- Metal baseball statue: 20.1 mi
- Breaking the Sod statue: 20.5 mi
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center: 7.0 mi
- Expo Center: 23.3 mi
- Binger Wildlife Area: 9.0 mi
- Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area: 22.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSW 196° | 573 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:37 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson, 10 mi away.
- Black-necked Stilt49 obs
- Yellow Mud Turtle46 obs
- American Avocet42 obs
- Wilson's Phalarope37 obs
- Plains Garter Snake25 obs
- Least Sandpiper19 obs
- White-faced Ibis18 obs
- Gopher Snake17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/105107175
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