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Cheney State Park East Shore Area

Cheney State Park East Shore Area from directly overhead

Cheney State Park East Shore Area is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 442 m. The nearest named place is Swim Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
442 m

What to expect

Operated by
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74979, -97.78670

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 20
  • Crane Dance: 20.4 mi
  • Endangered Species: 20.5 mi
  • Turtle Maze: 20.5 mi
  • Bison Trail: 22.0 mi
  • Ad Astra: 22.2 mi
Museums: 15
  • Kingman County Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Strataca: 20.8 mi
  • B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center: 20.8 mi
  • Reno County Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Hutchinson Art Center: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Tanganyika Wildlife Park: 13.6 mi
  • The Downing Gorilla Forest: 20.6 mi
  • Cessna Penguin Cove: 20.7 mi
  • Slawson Family Asian Big Cat Trek: 20.7 mi
  • Reticulated Giraffe: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Swim Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Giefer Swim Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Swim Beach: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1020:1820:57
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:4416:3517:16

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313444546475807869574333
Precip in0.71.12.22.54.74.63.73.62.52.41.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hutchinson 10 SW, 18 mi away.

  • Franklin's Gull7 obs
  • American White Pelican6 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk6 obs
  • Bald Eagle6 obs
  • Baird's Sandpiper5 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull5 obs
  • Spotted Sandpiper5 obs
  • Osprey5 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/43328513

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