- Elevation
- 361 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Table Mounds456 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66185.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:58local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0882, -96.9481
Curtis Creek Public Use Area is a park in Kansas, at a recorded 361 m. Table Mounds stands 456 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Alida, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 185 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 361 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Curtis Creek Public Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mounds | NW 311° | 456 m | 23.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | NW 309° | 445 m | 23.8 mi |
| Tobyne Hill | NW 314° | 431 m | 24.4 mi |
| Custer Hill | ENE 75° | 411 m | 7.5 mi |
| Four Way Divide | E 81° | 410 m | 7.1 mi |
| Morris Hill | E 86° | 406 m | 8.1 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NW 322° | 406 m | 21.6 mi |
| Randolph Hill | ENE 74° | 404 m | 8.4 mi |
- 185.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Thunderbird Marina & RV Resort: 2.0 mi
- Milford State Park: 2.8 mi
- School Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Farnam Creek: 4.9 mi
- Acorns Resort: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 29
- Harvey Hill: 6.5 mi
- Macomb Hill: 7.0 mi
- Four Way Divide: 7.1 mi
- Custer Hill: 7.5 mi
- Morris Hill: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 18
- Geary County Historical Society Museum: 7.4 mi
- Starcke House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cavalry Musuem: 9.1 mi
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- Little Ike Statue: 18.6 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue: 18.6 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 20.5 mi
- Bill Snyder: 20.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 7.4 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 7.5 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 9.5 mi
- Lander Park Carousel: 18.5 mi
- Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 13.8 mi
- Willis Prarie: 16.5 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 17.7 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Backstop Ridge: 5.7 mi
- Republican Point: 6.3 mi
- Sherman Heights: 7.1 mi
- Williston Point: 9.7 mi
- Pawnee Point: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Collins Lane Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.0 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 21.1 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford Lake, 3 mi away.
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