Park · Kansas
Cheney State Park West Shore Area
Cheney State Park West Shore Area is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 442 m. The nearest named place is Spring Creek Swim Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 145 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 442 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates37.73435, -97.83718
- 144.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
98 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 58
- Cheney State Park East Shore Area: 3.0 mi
- Blue River Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Andale City Park: 12.1 mi
- Lake Afton County Park: 14.2 mi
- Lake Afton Park: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 20
- Bison Trail: 22.2 mi
- Ad Astra: 22.4 mi
- Ad Astra 2: 22.4 mi
- Community Mural: 22.5 mi
- Rainbow Lion: 22.6 mi
Museums: 7
- Kingman County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Strataca: 21.4 mi
- Reno County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Hutchinson Art Center: 23.0 mi
- B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park: 15.9 mi
- The Downing Gorilla Forest: 23.3 mi
- Cessna Penguin Cove: 23.3 mi
- Slawson Family Asian Big Cat Trek: 23.3 mi
- Reticulated Giraffe: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Spring Creek Swim Beach: 0.5 mi
- Giefer Swim Beach: 1.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cheney Wildlife Area Refuge: 2.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sego: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Textron TAPD Outdoor Break Area: 23.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:18 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:36 | 17:17 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingman, 17 mi away.
- American Bullfrog9 obs
- American Herring Gull9 obs
- Ring-billed Gull7 obs
- Pond Slider7 obs
- Plains Leopard Frog7 obs
- Greater Roadrunner6 obs
- Osprey6 obs
- Bald Eagle5 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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