Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:53 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:34 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F38 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days47 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlack Swan Lakelake · 2.2 miKansas City Kansas Community Collegecollege · 3.6 miKansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Centercollege · 4.0 miLake of the Forestlake · 6.3 miNelson Islandisland · 4.8 miKansas Riverriver · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPiersonpark · under a mile · 113 acresAlveypark · 1.7 miThomas Hart Benton Home And Studio State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.8 miWhite Alloe Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 70 acresHarry S Truman National Historic Sitehistoric site · 14.7 miSchimmel City Accessstate recreation area · 15.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200743 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200743 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWyandotte County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025218 of 352 days measured129 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 240main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wyandotte County monitors, KS
Drinking waterKansas City Board of Public Utilitiesserves 152,960 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation885 ft270 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvidence Medical Center5.0 miPost officeMuncie Post Office1.3 miTown hallLake Quivira City Hall3.0 miPoliceLake Quivira Police Department3.0 miFire stationKansas City Kansas Fire Department Station 161.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryTurner Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleTurner Middle Schoolunder a mileHighTurner High School1.4 miCollegeKansas City Kansas Community College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI16 miInterstateI-6352.3 miUS highwayUS 402.6 miAmtrakLawrence, KS LRC28 miLight railUNION HILL (31ST & MAIN ST)Kansas City Streetcar7.4 miCoachKansas City 47Th St Transit CenterGreyhound3.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66113 ZIP area.
