Sumner Hill

Sumner Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sumner Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Sumner Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.10750, -96.73556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sumner Hill

• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~20 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~67 km · Must-see
• General Leonard Wood Monument · fort · Riley · ~0 km
• Funston Monument · fort · Riley · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sumner Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sumner Hill

• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~127 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~139 km · Must-see
• Packers Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~1 km
• Rodney Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~1 km
• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~2 km
• Sheridan Point · viewpoint · Riley · ~3 km
• Battery Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~4 km
• Pawnee Point · viewpoint · Riley · ~4 km
• Taylor Point · viewpoint · Riley · ~4 km

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