Washington Park
Washington Park is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 705 m. Mount Lookout stands 709 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greensburg Big Well Country, a historic site 8.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 145 miles off. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 705 m
How to reach it
- 145.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.5 mi off the Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway
20 named places within 25 miles
- Greensburg City Pool: 9.6 mi
- Big Well Park & Playground: 9.7 mi
- Starlight Park: 9.8 mi
- Cradle Park: 10.0 mi
- Midway Park: 23.1 mi
- The Big Well Museum & Visitors Center: 9.8 mi
- Kiowa County Historical Museum and Soda Fountain: 9.9 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 23.2 mi
- Greensburg Big Well Country: 8.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Iron Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Mount Lookout: 24.4 mi
- CRIP Depot: 9.6 mi
- Sandhills Ranch: 9.9 mi
- Mammoth: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lookout | SSW 208° | 709 m | 24.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 123° | 629 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:43 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensburg, 9 mi away.
- Ring-necked Snake2 obs
- Swainson's Hawk1 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Eastern Hognose Snake1 obs
- Ornate Box Turtle1 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider1 obs
- American Bumble Bee1 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/454097891
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