- Elevation, modelled
- 315 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Custer Hill411 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native Stone Scenic Byway18.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:57local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1859, -96.6051
Optimist Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 315 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Optimist Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | WSW 246° | 411 m | 12.2 mi |
| Four Way Divide | WSW 244° | 410 m | 12.7 mi |
| Morris Hill | WSW 239° | 406 m | 12.0 mi |
| Randolph Hill | WSW 247° | 404 m | 11.2 mi |
| Caisson Hill | WSW 238° | 402 m | 11.5 mi |
| Harvey Hill | WSW 242° | 401 m | 13.4 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | WSW 244° | 400 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NE 38° | 400 m | 17.8 mi |
- 18.8 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 180.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Spencer Park: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Acres Natural Park: 0.4 mi
- Briarcliffe Park: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.7 mi
- Jorgenson Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Kansas Forest Service Honor Grove: 0.5 mi
- K-State Sesquicentennial Monument: 1.3 mi
- 2008 Tornado Memorial: 1.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Class of 1908 Sundial: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 27
- Sunset Hill: 0.7 mi
- Longview Hill: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.2 mi
- Stagg Hill: 2.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.0 mi
Museums: 16
- Riley County Museum: 0.6 mi
- Beach Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Wolf House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Museum of Art and Light: 2.4 mi
- Wonder Workshop Children's Museum: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 1.5 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 2.2 mi
- Willis Prarie: 3.4 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 5.3 mi
- Crappie Cove: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Ernie Barrett: 1.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 1.2 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 1.2 mi
- Bill Snyder: 1.2 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Kansas State University Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 2.1 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Sheridan Point: 10.3 mi
- Williston Point: 10.7 mi
- Pawnee Point: 10.9 mi
- Sherman Heights: 13.7 mi
- Republican Point: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Locomotive 6072: 11.7 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 14.6 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 15.4 mi
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 15.4 mi
- Dorothy's House: 16.1 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 | 17:08 |
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