- Elevation
- 398 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gun Barrel Hill488 m · 17.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Flint Hills Scenic Byway2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6951, -96.4972
Richey Cove South Recreation Area is a park in Kansas, at a recorded 398 m. Gun Barrel Hill stands 488 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Richey Cove North Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Flint Hills Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 398 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richey Cove South Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Barrel Hill | ENE 61° | 488 m | 17.9 mi |
| Peter's Point | SSW 195° | 450 m | 18.2 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Flint Hills Scenic BywayNational
- 149.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 17.9 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
44 named places within 25 miles
- Richey Cove North Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Council Grove Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- Neosho Park Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Canning Creek Cove Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Council Oak: 2.4 mi
- Kaw House Reconstructed: 2.0 mi
- Post Office Oak: 2.4 mi
- Company C 137th Infantry Division: 2.4 mi
- Seth Hays Home: 2.5 mi
- Custer Elm: 2.8 mi
- Covered Wagon: 2.4 mi
- Council Oak: 2.4 mi
- old MKT Depot: 2.5 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center: 18.5 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas: 20.3 mi
- Post Office Oak Museum: 2.4 mi
- Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum: 22.5 mi
- Roniger Memorial Museum: 22.6 mi
- Herington Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
- Wabaunsee County Historical Society & Museum: 24.6 mi
- Guardian of the Grove: 2.3 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 2.3 mi
- Abstract Sculpture: 24.6 mi
- Chase State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 23.2 mi
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 24.2 mi
- Greater Flint Hills: 24.4 mi
- Gun Barrel Hill: 17.9 mi
- Peter's Point: 18.2 mi
- Comiskey: 8.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Council Grove Lake, 2 mi away.
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