Kanwaka
Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located four miles west of Lawrence. The name of the community is a portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers.- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas
- Also known as: “Kanwaka, Kansas” and “Kanwaka, KS”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Clinton State Park.
Clinton State Park
Park
Clinton State Park is a 1,500-acre public recreation… Clinton State Park is situated 2½ miles south of Kanwaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clinton and Stull.
Clinton
Village
Clinton is an unincorporated community on a peninsula… Clinton is situated 4½ miles south of Kanwaka.
Stull
Hamlet
Stull is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. Stull is situated 4½ miles west of Kanwaka.
Lecompton
Village
Lecompton is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. Lecompton is situated 5 miles north of Kanwaka.
Kanwaka
- Category: unincorporated community
- Location: Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.97306° or 38° 58′ 23″ north
Longitude
-95.37275° or 95° 22′ 22″ west
Elevation
1,066 feet (325 metres)
Open location code
86C6XJFG+6W
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Kanwaka” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “堪瓦卡”
- French: “Kanwaka”
- Irish: “Kanwaka”
- Welsh: “Kanwaka, Kansas”
- Welsh: “Kanwaka”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mobile Lodge of Lecompton and Williamstown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Clinton Marina and Coon Point.
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Worth a closer look: Topeka and Wichita.
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