Saline State Fishing Lake
Saline State Fishing Lake is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Buzzard Roost stands 501 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Park, a park 3.3 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Widlife and Parks
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 201.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
100 named places within 25 miles
- ATSF Freight House: 4.4 mi
- MP Freight House: 4.4 mi
- MP Depot: 4.5 mi
- American Alligator: 6.6 mi
- Reptiles: 6.6 mi
- Thomas Park: 3.3 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 3.9 mi
- Phillips Park: 4.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.8 mi
- Lakewood Park: 5.4 mi
- Saint John's Military School Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Smoky Hill Museum: 4.8 mi
- Ottawa County Museum: 15.5 mi
- Talmage Historical Society And Museum: 22.9 mi
- Greyhound Hall of Fame: 23.7 mi
- North Pole Mound: 4.3 mi
- Iron Mound: 10.0 mi
- Soldier Cap Mound: 14.9 mi
- Potato Hill: 17.4 mi
- Weston Hill: 17.8 mi
- In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E.: 5.7 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 6.0 mi
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 7.3 mi
- Texas Cattle Trail Terminus: 23.7 mi
- Eisenhower Monument: 24.0 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 2: 9.1 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3: 9.1 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 1: 9.3 mi
- Little Ike Statue: 23.7 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue: 23.9 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saline State Fishing Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 238° | 501 m | 19.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 208° | 464 m | 17.4 mi |
| Weston Hill | SW 216° | 458 m | 17.8 mi |
| Coiner Dome | SW 217° | 458 m | 18.3 mi |
| Iron Mound | SE 130° | 454 m | 10.0 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | SSW 211° | 449 m | 14.9 mi |
| North Pole Mound | NE 34° | 445 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salina Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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