Clinton State Park
Clinton State Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 138 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 137.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.1 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Overlook Park: 1.0 mi
- Bloomington Park: 2.0 mi
- Clinton Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- Rockhaven Park: 3.2 mi
- Sports Pavilion Lawrence: 3.5 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 2.0 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 6.0 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 6.5 mi
- Natural History Museum: 6.5 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Relay Race: 4.1 mi
- Chesty Lion: 6.5 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 6.6 mi
- Moses: 6.6 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 6.6 mi
- U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 5.7 mi
- Phog Allen: 6.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 6.4 mi
- Archery Only Area: 2.7 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 11.1 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 5.3 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 6.3 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 7.5 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 7.1 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 7.2 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 7.8 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 8.3 mi
- Twin Mound: 8.4 mi
- Franklin: 10.0 mi
- Richland: 10.2 mi
- Coburn: 12.9 mi
- Prairie City: 14.6 mi
- Sanders Mound: 1.3 mi
- Coon Point: 5.7 mi
- Mount Oread: 6.2 mi
- Shank Hill: 6.4 mi
- Twin Mounds: 8.7 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 1.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 1.2 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 21.5 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 2.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.0 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 2.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clinton State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenger Hill | WSW 251° | 371 m | 22.3 mi |
| Burnett Mound | WNW 284° | 344 m | 20.7 mi |
| Coon Point | NW 323° | 338 m | 5.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | ESE 103° | 318 m | 10.0 mi |
| Fowler Hill | SSE 149° | 318 m | 18.9 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNE 15° | 317 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Oread | ENE 74° | 316 m | 6.2 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SW 232° | 316 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 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 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton Lake, 1 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer43 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider43 obs
- Bald Eagle34 obs
- North American Wheel Bug30 obs
- Franklin's Gull30 obs
- American White Pelican28 obs
- Hackberry Emperor26 obs
- Turkey Vulture23 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/43725066
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