Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park, a park 8.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 163 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 162.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.8 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Kaw River State Park: 10.0 mi
- Meadowood Park: 10.2 mi
- MacLennan Park: 10.3 mi
- Danbury Park: 10.5 mi
- Hide and Seek Wall: 12.0 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 12.1 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 12.5 mi
- Wavy Lines: 12.8 mi
- Capitol Dome Sculpture: 12.8 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 10.0 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 11.5 mi
- Iliff Commons: 12.8 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 10.2 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Carousel: 11.1 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 12.7 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 12.9 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 11.1 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- Meditation Garden: 12.5 mi
- Culinary Garden: 12.5 mi
- Prairie Garden: 12.5 mi
- Trail: 10.5 mi
- Munn Memorial: 11.4 mi
- All War Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 13.3 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 8.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 10.4 mi
- Burnett Mound: 14.0 mi
- Tabor Hill: 16.2 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 17.6 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Vera: 18.4 mi
- Echo Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | SW 236° | 387 m | 17.6 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SSE 165° | 344 m | 14.0 mi |
| Coon Point | SE 125° | 338 m | 24.5 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WSW 246° | 329 m | 16.2 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | WSW 249° | 315 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SSW 193° | 279 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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