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Pinehurst West Park

Pinehurst West Park from directly overhead

Pinehurst West Park is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 261 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pierced Sky, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94252, -94.66941

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Pierced Sky: 0.1 mi
  • Spirit of Dick Molamphy: 0.9 mi
  • I Beam Tuning Fork: 1.1 mi
  • Converge: 1.2 mi
  • Cobalt Colts Ambulance: 1.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Korean War Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Ali Kemp Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Clock Tower: 2.9 mi
  • Austin's Park Memorial: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 7
  • Overland Park: 5.1 mi
  • Overland Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Miller Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Observation Bluff: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Angel Falls: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Swim Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinehurst West Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSE 131°342 m16.8 mi
Bowler HillESE 104°330 m15.3 mi
Minter HillE 80°288 m24.1 mi
Observation BluffW 263°277 m20.5 mi
Arsenal HillNE 38°277 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444556574797769574534
Precip in1.31.72.54.15.35.24.74.54.23.02.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olathe 3E, 6 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel53 obs
  • American Robin41 obs
  • Canada Goose34 obs
  • Mallard32 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle29 obs
  • Western Honey Bee27 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk22 obs
  • common pawpaw22 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/148738124

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