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Touring Glen Elder in United States

Glen Elder in the region of Kansas with its 445 citizens is a city located in United States - some 1,137 mi or ( 1830 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Glen Elder

Time in Glen Elder is now 05:54 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Abilene, Cawker City, Great Bend, Hays, and Salina. Being here already, consider visiting Abilene . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Glen Elder ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

World's largest ball of twine - Cawker City, Kansas

0:36 min by cityboyBC3
Views: 2722 Rating: 2.33

From my Wild West tour. I saw it, and I had to pull over and see it up close. It is the largest ball of twine in the world. Surprisingly, it smelled pretty bad. I think it was rotting from the inside ..

The Cawker City Twine-a-thon

6:30 min by chewyfally
Views: 517 Rating: 5.00

This is a short film about the Cawker City Twine-a-thon in Cawker City, Kansas. It's pulled from a four-part series I produced/wrote/directed/edited called "Overlooked." It's about roadside attraction ..


Emma Sings

2:14 min by Eric Larke
Views: 146 Rating: 5.00

Isn't she as sweet as the Girl Scout cookies she sells? ..

#YLOO Number 1: World's Largest Ball of Twine

3:05 min by Lacy Hansen
Views: 41 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Glen Elder, Kansas

Glen Elder is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 445.

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Located at 39.50 -98.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in Kansas, Populated places in Mitchell County, Kansas

KDNS

KDNS is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Downs, Kansas, USA. The station is currently owned by Dierking Communications.

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Located at 39.51 -98.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Country radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1982, Radio stations in Kansas

Waconda Lake

Waconda Lake is a reservoir near Glen Elder, Kansas in northwestern Mitchell County and extending westward into northeastern Osborne County. It is fed by the Solomon River, of which both forks form the lake. Cawker City is located on the north shore of the lake, as is Glen Elder State Park. The lake was formed by Glen Elder Dam, a project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation built from 1963 to 1969. Waconda Spring was flooded by the lake's creation.

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Located at 39.49 -98.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1969, Dams in Kansas, Geography of Mitchell County, Kansas, Geography of Osborne County, Kansas, Reservoirs in Kansas, United States Bureau of Reclamation dams

Waconda Spring

Waconda Spring, or Great Spirit Spring, was a natural artesian spring located in Mitchell County, near the towns of Glen Elder and Cawker City in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was a sacred site for Native American tribes of the Great Plains and, for a time, became the site of a health spa for American settlers. With the completion of the Glen Elder Dam in 1968, the mineral spring disappeared beneath the waters of Waconda Reservoir.

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Located at 39.50 -98.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Kansas, Geography of Mitchell County, Kansas, Landmarks in Kansas, Native American history of Kansas, Recreational areas in Kansas, Religious places of the indigenous peoples of North America, Sacred places of the Pawnee, Sacred springs, Springs of Kansas

Solomon Rapids, Kansas

Solomon Rapids is an unincorporated rural area in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States.

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Located at 39.47 -98.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mitchell County, Kansas, Unincorporated communities in Kansas

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