- Elevation, modelled
- 316 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Coon Point338 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66132.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8828, -95.2476
Wells Overlook Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 316 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Shank Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 133 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Wells Park was donated in 1971 to Douglas County by William Wells. A picnic area with tables and shelter are available. Also on site is a small playground. Two observation towers offering a scenic view of Lawrence are the park's main focal point.
- Built
- 1971
- Operated by
- Douglas County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wells Overlook Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | NW 311° | 338 m | 12.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | ENE 67° | 318 m | 3.8 mi |
| Fowler Hill | SSE 164° | 318 m | 12.9 mi |
| Nolan Hill | N 349° | 317 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Oread | N 358° | 316 m | 5.5 mi |
| Twin Mounds | W 263° | 316 m | 13.2 mi |
| Shank Hill | WNW 299° | 304 m | 0.9 mi |
| Sanders Mound | NW 305° | 288 m | 6.1 mi |
- 132.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Broken Arrow Park: 3.3 mi
- Park Hill Park #1: 3.8 mi
- Haskell Rail-Trail: 3.8 mi
- Holcom Park: 3.8 mi
- Chaparral Park: 3.9 mi
- Prairie Park Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 4.1 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 4.9 mi
- Natural History Museum: 5.2 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 5.3 mi
- Breezedale: 4.2 mi
- Breezedale: 4.2 mi
- Phog Allen: 5.0 mi
- Dorothy Akin Memorial Prairie: 5.1 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 5.2 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 4.3 mi
- Chesty Lion: 4.6 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 5.3 mi
- Moses: 5.3 mi
- Relay Race: 7.1 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 4.6 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 5.4 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 5.7 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Archery Only Area: 5.5 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 5.9 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Rice Woodland: 6.1 mi
- Franklin: 5.2 mi
- Prairie City: 8.7 mi
- Hackett: 11.6 mi
- Coburn: 12.0 mi
- Minneola: 12.4 mi
- Shank Hill: 0.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 3.8 mi
- Mount Oread: 5.5 mi
- Sanders Mound: 6.1 mi
- Observation Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 5.8 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 6.2 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 7.9 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 8.2 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 6.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.9 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 23.8 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 21.6 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 6.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 6.4 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 5 mi away.
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