Milford State Park
Milford State Park is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 370 m. Table Mounds stands 456 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Alida, a ghost town 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 185 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 370 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 184.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Thunderbird Marina & RV Resort: 2.7 mi
- Curtis Creek Public Use Area: 2.8 mi
- Farnam Creek: 3.1 mi
- School Creek Park: 3.2 mi
- Acorns Resort: 3.5 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Jacob Benton Callen Fountain: 6.7 mi
- Junction City and Geary County Law Enforcement Memorial: 6.7 mi
- State of Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Wounded Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Harvey Hill: 4.1 mi
- Four Way Divide: 4.5 mi
- Custer Hill: 4.8 mi
- Macomb Hill: 4.9 mi
- Morris Hill: 5.7 mi
- Geary County Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Starcke House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Cavalry Musuem: 7.1 mi
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 7.6 mi
- Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 10.8 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 17.6 mi
- Bill Snyder: 17.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 17.9 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 18.0 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 18.3 mi
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum: 8.6 mi
- Willis Prarie: 13.7 mi
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 14.5 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 15.0 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 16.3 mi
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 6.2 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 6.2 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 7.3 mi
- Lander Park Carousel: 21.3 mi
- Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau: 21.4 mi
- Backstop Ridge: 3.8 mi
- Republican Point: 4.4 mi
- Sherman Heights: 5.0 mi
- Williston Point: 7.2 mi
- Pawnee Point: 7.5 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 18.2 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 18.4 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Milford State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mounds | NW 305° | 456 m | 24.6 mi |
| Custer Hill | E 83° | 411 m | 4.8 mi |
| Four Way Divide | E 92° | 410 m | 4.5 mi |
| Morris Hill | E 98° | 406 m | 5.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NW 315° | 406 m | 22.3 mi |
| Randolph Hill | E 80° | 404 m | 5.7 mi |
| Caisson Hill | E 96° | 402 m | 6.2 mi |
| Harvey Hill | ESE 102° | 401 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Painted Lady5 obs
- Black Swallowtail5 obs
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog5 obs
- Indiangrass5 obs
- winecup mallow5 obs
- Turkey Vulture4 obs
- buttonbush4 obs
- great mullein4 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/1053101288
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