Centennial Park
Centennial Park is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 291 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Navy Polaris Missile, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 139 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 139.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ludlam Park: 0.4 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.7 mi
- Quarry Park: 0.7 mi
- Clinton Park: 0.9 mi
- Deerfield Park: 1.0 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 1.3 mi
- Moses: 1.3 mi
- Chesty Lion: 1.8 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 2.2 mi
- Relay Race: 2.3 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 1.3 mi
- Natural History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 1.5 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 2.6 mi
- U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 1.1 mi
- Phog Allen: 1.3 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 5.6 mi
- Archery Only Area: 6.7 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 1.6 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 2.1 mi
- Franklin: 5.3 mi
- Twin Mound: 14.1 mi
- Prairie City: 14.8 mi
- Richland: 16.1 mi
- Coburn: 16.7 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 1.3 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 1.5 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 2.6 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 8.7 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Mount Oread: 0.9 mi
- Sanders Mound: 4.9 mi
- Shank Hill: 5.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.3 mi
- Coon Point: 9.1 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 23.8 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 4.7 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 4.7 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 7.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.0 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centennial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | WNW 285° | 338 m | 9.1 mi |
| Blue Mound | SE 137° | 318 m | 6.3 mi |
| Fowler Hill | SSE 167° | 318 m | 19.0 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNW 347° | 317 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Oread | SE 136° | 316 m | 0.9 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 238° | 316 m | 14.5 mi |
| Shank Hill | S 180° | 304 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sanders Mound | WSW 238° | 288 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 1 mi away.
- American Robin387 obs
- Italian Wall Lizard247 obs
- Monarch244 obs
- henbit deadnettle234 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel228 obs
- Western Honey Bee185 obs
- Northern Cardinal172 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle161 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/965274027
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