- Elevation, modelled
- 248 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Guthrie Mountain309 m · 14.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Frontier Military Historic Byway0.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8448, -94.6889
Nelson Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 248 m. Guthrie Mountain stands 309 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is 3rd Street Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nelson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Mountain | NW 313° | 309 m | 14.9 mi |
| Breezy Hill | S 174° | 305 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | S 180° | 299 m | 15.6 mi |
| Vetters Hill | ESE 111° | 297 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 161° | 289 m | 15.3 mi |
| Vergil Mound | SE 140° | 280 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NE 46° | 276 m | 9.9 mi |
| Haake Mound | SSE 157° | 274 m | 19.6 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 58.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
64 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 35
- 3rd Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Fort Scott National Historic Site: 0.9 mi
- Fort Scott National Historic Site: 0.9 mi
- Marmaton Park: 1.0 mi
- Fisher Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 12
- Vetters Hill: 4.3 mi
- Vergil Mound: 7.2 mi
- Hickman Hill: 9.9 mi
- Martin Mound: 12.2 mi
- Guthrie Mountain: 14.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Miners Hall Museum: 22.4 mi
- Linn County Museum: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Comstock Prairie Conservation Area: 17.5 mi
- Balltown Access: 18.6 mi
- Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 21.0 mi
- Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Ware Monument: 1.6 mi
- Big Mouth: 24.9 mi
- Rich Hill Caboose: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Ardath: 16.9 mi
- Hail Ridge: 22.1 mi
- Moneka: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- CCC Statue: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Crawford State Park Butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bourbon Falls: 20.7 mi
| 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 | 07:31 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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.
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