Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:53 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:35 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 18°F41 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month June17 in of snow a year, on about 12 days34 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bonner Springs station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Garylake · under a milePiper Lakelake · 2.1 miKansas City Kansas Community Collegecollege · 5.3 miKansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Centercollege · 6.5 miPlatte Riverriver · 6.8 miStigers Islandisland · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWyandotte Co Lakepark · 1.8 mi · 1,411 acresWyandotte County Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 249 acresLeavenworth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.1 mi · 166 acresSchimmel City Accessstate recreation area · 8.7 miWhite Alloe Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 70 acresMarshall (Dr. Frederick) Conservation Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 177 acresSource: 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 200734 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200734 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 waterWater District 1 of Johnson Coserves 490,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation947 ft289 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvidence Medical Center3.5 miPost officeWaldron Post Office4.5 miTown hallBasehor City Hall6.2 miPoliceKansas City Kansas Police Department West Patrol4.9 miFire stationKansas City Kansas Fire Department Station 121.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighPiper High Schoolright hereElementaryPiper Elementary School Eastright hereMiddlePiper Middle Schoolright hereCollegeKansas City Kansas Community College5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI11 miInterstateI-435under a mileUS highwayUS 734.1 miAmtrakLawrence, KS LRC25 miLight railRIVER MARKET WEST (4TH & DELWARE)Kansas City Streetcar14 miCoachKansas City 47Th St Transit CenterGreyhound8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66110 ZIP area.
