- Elevation, modelled
- 345 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Custer Hill411 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native Stone Scenic Byway21.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:57local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2522, -96.6082
Observation Point is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 345 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuttle Creek Outlet Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Observation Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | SW 229° | 411 m | 14.5 mi |
| Four Way Divide | SW 228° | 410 m | 15.2 mi |
| Morris Hill | SW 223° | 406 m | 14.8 mi |
| Randolph Hill | SW 228° | 404 m | 13.6 mi |
| Caisson Hill | SW 222° | 402 m | 14.4 mi |
| Harvey Hill | SW 227° | 401 m | 16.0 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | SW 225° | 400 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NE 50° | 400 m | 14.6 mi |
- 21.4 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 184.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tuttle Creek Outlet Park: 0.9 mi
- Tuttle Creek State Park: 1.4 mi
- Washington Marlatt Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Spillway Cycle Area: 2.0 mi
- Tuttle Creek State Park - Cedar Ridge: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Old Schoolhouse: 2.1 mi
- Kansas Forest Service Honor Grove: 4.1 mi
- 2008 Tornado Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Class of 1908 Sundial: 4.4 mi
- Bluemont Bell: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 27
- Sunset Hill: 5.1 mi
- Longview Hill: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 5.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.3 mi
- Stagg Hill: 6.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Riley County Museum: 4.2 mi
- Beach Museum of Art: 4.8 mi
- Wolf House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Museum of Art and Light: 5.7 mi
- Flint Hills Discovery Center: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Crappie Cove: 1.7 mi
- Stockdale Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 4.5 mi
- Willis Prarie: 5.4 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 10
- Family: 3.3 mi
- Bill Snyder: 3.5 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 3.7 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 4.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.3 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 5.9 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Sheridan Point: 13.5 mi
- Williston Point: 13.7 mi
- Pawnee Point: 14.1 mi
- Sherman Heights: 16.6 mi
- Republican Point: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Missile Silo Home: 14.8 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 14.9 mi
- Dorothy's House: 16.5 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 16.6 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuttle Creek Lake, under a mile away.
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