Fort Scott National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site is a park in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Guthrie Mountain stands 309 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. Frontier Military Historic Byway runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- On the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 58.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
62 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Scott National Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Marmaton Park: 0.3 mi
- 3rd Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Fisher Park: 0.7 mi
- Nelson Park: 0.9 mi
- Vetters Hill: 5.1 mi
- Vergil Mound: 7.7 mi
- Hickman Hill: 10.6 mi
- Martin Mound: 12.9 mi
- Guthrie Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum: 22.3 mi
- Miners Hall Museum: 22.3 mi
- Linn County Museum: 22.7 mi
- Comstock Prairie Conservation Area: 17.9 mi
- Balltown Access: 19.4 mi
- Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 20.1 mi
- Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area: 22.2 mi
- Ardath: 17.0 mi
- Hail Ridge: 21.7 mi
- Moneka: 23.2 mi
- Ware Monument: 1.6 mi
- CCC Statue: 15.0 mi
- Crawford State Park Butterfly Garden: 15.7 mi
- Bourbon Falls: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Scott National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Mountain | NW 315° | 309 m | 14.4 mi |
| Breezy Hill | S 172° | 305 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | S 177° | 299 m | 15.5 mi |
| Vetters Hill | ESE 106° | 297 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 158° | 289 m | 15.5 mi |
| Vergil Mound | SE 135° | 280 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NE 49° | 276 m | 10.6 mi |
| Haake Mound | SSE 154° | 274 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Scott, 2 mi away.
- American Toad6 obs
- common milkweed5 obs
- Large Milkweed Bug5 obs
- Willowleaf Sunflower5 obs
- butterfly milkweed4 obs
- North American Wheel Bug4 obs
- compass plant4 obs
- Western Kingbird3 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000106OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/372095427
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