Park · Kansas
Central Riverside Park
Central Riverside Park is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 397 m. The nearest named place is South Riverside Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 130 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Wichita
How to reach it
Coordinates37.69724, -97.34816
- 129.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- South Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- North Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Mead Island: 0.6 mi
- Mayor's Pine Grove: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 53
- The Night Sky: 1.1 mi
- 99 Words and Phraises Coined by Shakespeare: 1.2 mi
- Strength Through the Spirit of Growth: 1.5 mi
- Plains of Creativity and Kindness is Magic: 1.5 mi
- Walk With Pride Mural: 1.5 mi
Museums: 30
- Indian Center Museum: 0.4 mi
- Wichita Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Kansas African American Museum: 0.5 mi
- Kansas African American Museum: 0.5 mi
- Exploration Place - Science and Discovery Center: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 16
- The Wichita Botanica Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Gallery: 3.3 mi
- art gallery: 3.3 mi
- Display Gallery: 3.3 mi
- Display Gallery: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Keeper of the Plains: 0.4 mi
- Vietnamese American Community Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Final Call: 2.0 mi
- Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Hilltop Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Mulvane Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swim Beach: 16.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Textron TAPD Outdoor Break Area: 6.0 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Annelly: 20.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita WX, 6 mi away.
- Canada Goose109 obs
- Mallard86 obs
- Wood Duck58 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel58 obs
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth55 obs
- American Robin51 obs
- Western Honey Bee43 obs
- winecup mallow40 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.
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