- Elevation, modelled
- 298 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buffalo Mound387 m · 21.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native Stone Scenic Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0021, -95.6884
Gwendolyn Brooks Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 298 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Croix Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gwendolyn Brooks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | WNW 281° | 387 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSW 197° | 371 m | 12.3 mi |
| Elkhorn Knob | SSW 204° | 367 m | 22.9 mi |
| Burnett Mound | WNW 282° | 344 m | 2.6 mi |
| Coon Point | E 89° | 338 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tabor Hill | WNW 290° | 329 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nolan Hill | ENE 70° | 317 m | 22.0 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 133° | 316 m | 14.4 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 147.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Croix Park: 0.2 mi
- Betty Phillips Park: 0.6 mi
- Major Palm Park: 0.7 mi
- Fairway Park: 0.9 mi
- Betty Dunn Park: 1.1 mi
- There’s No Place Like Home: 0.8 mi
- City of Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Great Mural Wall of Topeka: 2.1 mi
- Native Topekan: 2.2 mi
- Kansas Symbols: 2.4 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 2.5 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 3.2 mi
- All War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Munn Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Trail: 5.9 mi
- Harvey Garden: 2.2 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 2.5 mi
- Ted Ensley Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Prairie Garden: 3.3 mi
- Culinary Garden: 3.3 mi
- Burnett Mound: 2.6 mi
- Hickory Knob: 9.3 mi
- Stenger Hill: 12.3 mi
- Coon Point: 14.1 mi
- Twin Mounds: 14.4 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 3.1 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 3.3 mi
- EC-121 Warning Star: 4.2 mi
- Carousel: 4.4 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
- Iliff Commons: 7.9 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- Richland: 11.4 mi
- Twin Mound: 14.8 mi
- Pansy: 20.2 mi
- Vera: 22.3 mi
- Garlington: 23.2 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 19.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 19.2 mi
- Echo Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 18.5 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 20.3 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka Forbes FLD, 5 mi away.
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