- Elevation, modelled
- 348 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Custer Hill411 m · 6.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66178.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:57local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0262, -96.8475
Playground Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 348 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rimrock Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 179 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Playground Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | NNE 17° | 411 m | 6.4 mi |
| Four Way Divide | NNE 16° | 410 m | 5.6 mi |
| Morris Hill | NNE 30° | 406 m | 5.5 mi |
| Randolph Hill | NNE 22° | 404 m | 7.1 mi |
| Caisson Hill | NNE 34° | 402 m | 5.9 mi |
| Harvey Hill | NNE 13° | 401 m | 4.9 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | NNE 29° | 400 m | 7.3 mi |
| Franks Hill | E 92° | 399 m | 4.3 mi |
- 178.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rimrock Park: 0.5 mi
- Cleary Park: 0.6 mi
- Hammond Family Park: 0.6 mi
- Rathert Stadium: 0.7 mi
- Filby Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
Peaks: 25
- Grand View Hill: 2.4 mi
- Macomb Hill: 3.8 mi
- Ogden Hill: 4.1 mi
- Franks Hill: 4.3 mi
- Machine Gun Ridge: 4.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Starcke House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Geary County Historical Society Museum: 0.8 mi
- Cavalry Musuem: 4.3 mi
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 6.1 mi
- Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 12
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 18.1 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 18.1 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 18.1 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 18.1 mi
- Bill Snyder: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 10
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 1.6 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 1.7 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 5.4 mi
- Lander Park Carousel: 20.9 mi
- Eisenhower Boyhood Home: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum: 14.7 mi
- Willis Prarie: 14.8 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 14.9 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Republican Point: 3.4 mi
- Backstop Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Sherman Heights: 3.7 mi
- Pawnee Point: 6.2 mi
- Williston Point: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Collins Lane Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 18.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 18.1 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 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, 4 mi away.
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