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Places near Lyons by type
All 229 places by distance →One day from Lyons
5 stops, one loop, back by 8:14 pm
239 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lyons
- Kanopolis State Parkpark · 45 min
- Kanopolis Damdam · 45 min
- Atlas Launch Facility 550-6heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Centermuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Quivira National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Lyons
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lyons?
Coronado-Quivira Museum (museum, about 1 km), Atlas Launch Facility 550-6 (heritage site, about 16 km), Little River Dam (dam, about 18 km), Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (nature spot, about 41 km), Kanopolis Dam (dam, about 45 km), First Christian Church (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lyons?
127 places on Spotwander: 73 churches, 16 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 parks, 2 forts & heritage, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest church to Lyons?
First Christian Church, about 1 km by road; First Baptist Church (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Lyons?
Spriggs Rock Lake, about 18 km by road; Little River Dam (18 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lyons?
Start in Lyons, visit Kanopolis State Park, then Kanopolis Dam, then Atlas Launch Facility 550-6, then Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, then Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, and drive back — about 239 km by road in all.