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WaKeeney
is a city in Trego County in the northwestern Kansas. The population was 1,924 as of the 2000 census. The city has two nicknames, "The Queen City of the High Plains," and "The Christmas City of the High Plains." Its located almost exactly halfway between Kansas City and Denver at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Highway 283. The town of WaKeeney is known for its ornate Christmas lighting display, which includes over 6,000 lights and a 35-foot man made tree in the center of town. The tree is ceremonially lit the Saturday night after Thanksgiving and stays lit through New Years. WaKeeney is home to four beautiful city parks, a speedway and a mini-speedway, a new water park and a main street nature trail. The town is also near Cedar Bluff State Park and the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway. The Byway offers picturesque windmills, endless wildflowers, grazing cattle and unique limestone bluffs, as well as historic spots. It passes through the Smoky Hill River Valley in Trego and Ness Counties and is 60 miles long. Cedar Bluff State Park offers a 6,000-acre lake and 9,000 acres of adjacent wildlife area. Activities in the state park include swimming, boating, fishing, water skiing, wind surfing, hiking and biking trails and camping. Nature enthusiasts will enjoy the abundance of different wildlife species in the area.
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WaKeeney Vacation Rentals
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WaKeeney Hotels and Resorts
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| Pomeroy Inn Bed And Breakfast | 224 W Main | Hill City, KS | 23.6 mi. | (785) 674-2098 |
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WaKeeney Weather & Climate
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Western Kansas is classified as having a semiarid steppe climate. Summers are hot and winters are cold. The western region receives an average of only about 16 inches of rain per year. Chinook winds in the winter warm western Kansas in the wintertime. As a result, Kansas is as sunny as parts of Arizona and California. However, in spite of the frequent sunshine, the state is also vulnerable to strong thunderstorms, especially in the spring. Many of these storms become Supercell thunderstorms, which can spawn tornadoes, often of F3 strength or higher. Kansas has reported more tornadoes (for the period 1 January 1950 through to 31 October 2006) than any state except for Texas. Kansas averages 50 tornadoes annually.
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| Month |
High Temp |
Low Temp |
Rainfall |
Ocean Temp |
| January |
39°F |
16°F |
0.68 in. |
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| February |
45°F |
20°F |
0.77 in. |
- |
| March |
54°F |
29°F |
1.87 in. |
- |
| April |
65°F |
39°F |
2.17 in. |
- |
| May |
75°F |
50°F |
3.62 in. |
- |
| June |
86°F |
60°F |
2.57 in. |
- |
| July |
92°F |
65°F |
3.64 in. |
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| August |
90°F |
63°F |
2.95 in. |
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| September |
81°F |
53°F |
2.02 in. |
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| October |
69°F |
40°F |
1.33 in. |
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| November |
52°F |
27°F |
1.33 in. |
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| December |
42°F |
19°F |
0.66 in. |
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WaKeeney Map & Transportation
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The closest airports in the area are the Hill City Municipal airport (HLC) located about 24 miles north of WaKeeney in Hill City, Kansas, the Hays Regional airport (HYS) located approximately 34 miles southeast of WaKeeney in Hays, Kansas, the Oakley Municipal airport (OEL) located roughly 50 miles west of WaKeeney in Oakley, Kansas, Shalz Field (CBK) located around 68 miles northwest of WaKeeney in Colby, Kansas, and finally the Great Bend Municipal airport (GBD) located about 72 miles southeast of WaKeeney in Great Bend, Kansas.
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WaKeeney Attractions
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| | | Golf Courses |
| Ellis Country Club | Ellis | KS | 18.4 mi. | | | Graham County Grass Greens | Hill City | KS | 23.2 mi. | |
| | | State Parks |
| Webster State Park | | KS | 35.0 mi. | | | Rooks County State Park | | KS | 39.6 mi. | |
| | | Museums |
| Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site | Studley | KS | 27.3 mi. | (History) | | Sternberg Museum of Natural History | Hays | KS | 31.4 mi. | (Science) | | Fort Hays State Historic Site | Hays | KS | 31.4 mi. | (History) |
| | | Zoos and Aquariums |
| Lee Richardson Zoo | Garden City | KS | 90.5 mi. | |
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