- Elevation
- 281 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buffalo Mound387 m · 21.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66151.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0632, -95.6825
Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens is a park in Kansas, at a recorded 281 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 151 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 281 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 270° | 387 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stenger Hill | SSW 193° | 371 m | 16.4 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SW 218° | 344 m | 4.7 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 106° | 338 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tabor Hill | W 279° | 329 m | 21.5 mi |
| Nolan Hill | E 81° | 317 m | 20.6 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 144° | 316 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Oread | ESE 107° | 316 m | 24.2 mi |
- 151.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 7.7 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinley Park: 0.7 mi
- Willow Park: 0.9 mi
- Edgewood Park: 0.9 mi
- Evergy Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Auburndale Park: 1.1 mi
- Hide and Seek Wall: 0.9 mi
- Wavy Lines: 1.0 mi
- Capitol Dome Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- Pioneer Women of Kansas: 1.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 1.1 mi
- Great Overland Station: 0.7 mi
- The Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum: 0.8 mi
- Charles Curtis House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Washburn University - Mulvane Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- Discovery Center of Kansas: 2.9 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 1.7 mi
- All War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Munn Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Trail: 5.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 0.9 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.9 mi
- Prairie Garden: 0.9 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 2.2 mi
- Harvey Garden: 2.3 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Iliff Commons: 4.7 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 12.2 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 1.0 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 1.2 mi
- Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 4.0 mi
- Burnett Mound: 4.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 8.8 mi
- Coon Point: 14.4 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 16.0 mi
- Stenger Hill: 16.4 mi
- Richland: 14.6 mi
- Twin Mound: 17.7 mi
- Vera: 22.1 mi
- Pansy: 24.0 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 2.8 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 20.2 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 20.3 mi
- Echo Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 20.1 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 21.5 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 3 mi away.
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