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Washington State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area

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Elevation: 421 m
Nearest byway: Heritage Highway15.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:01local time
Coordinates: 39.9311, -97.1213

Washington State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Washington State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded 421 m. The nearest named place is Rose Creek State Wildlife Management Area, a park 10 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 15 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 421 m
Operated by: Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

On the road

15.1 mi off the Heritage Highway

Around it

27 named places within 25 miles

Parks11

Rose Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
Buckley Creek State Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
Crystal Springs Park: 14.4 mi
City Park: 14.6 mi

Historic sites5

Oregon Trail Marker: 11.9 mi
Sixth Principal Meridian: 14.0 mi
Sixth Principal Meridian: 14.0 mi
Professional Surveyors Of The United States: 14.0 mi
Strawberry: 16.8 mi

Nature reserves4

Flathead Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
Hollenberg Station State Historic Site: 14.7 mi
Leisure Lake Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
Meridian State Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi

Museums4

Jefferson County Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
Fairbury City Museum: 15.1 mi
Immanuel Lutheran School Museum: 18.7 mi

Ghost towns2

Strawberry: 16.7 mi
Williams: 17.8 mi

Attractions1

Hollenberg Pony Express Station Visitor Center: 14.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:05	19:41
June solstice	06:01	20:21	21:01
September equinox	07:17	18:52	19:27
December solstice	07:47	16:24	17:07

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	26	31	42	52	63	74	79	76	68	55	40	30
Precip in	0.8	1.1	1.8	3.1	4.4	4.7	4.1	4.3	3.1	2.2	1.5	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington, 9 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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