Lake Shawnee

Lake Shawnee is a reservoir in Shawnee, Kansas. Lake Shawnee is situated nearby to the hamlet Mathews Park, as well as near Highland Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Topeka Correctional Facility and Topeka Cemetery.

Topeka Correctional Facility

Prison

Topeka Correctional Facility is a Kansas Department of Corrections state prison for women located in Topeka, Kansas. Built in the 1970s, in 1995 it became the only women's prison in the state. Topeka Correctional Facility is situated 2 miles north of Lake Shawnee.

Topeka Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Topeka Cemetery is a cemetery in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Established in 1859, it is the oldest chartered cemetery in the state of Kansas. The 80-acre cemetery had more than 35,000 burials by 2019, including several prominent Kansans. Topeka Cemetery is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake Shawnee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Topeka and Tecumseh.

Topeka

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Topeka is the capital of Kansas. Visitors come to see the Kansas Museum of History, Topeka Zoo, and Renisch Rose Gardens. The metropolitan area is rich in history and highly favored by nature. In 2019, it was home to 125,000 people.

Tecumseh

Village

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Tecumseh is a census-designated place in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Kansas River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 696. The community and township are both named for the Shawnee chief. Tecumseh is situated 3½ miles northeast of Lake Shawnee.

North Topeka

Hamlet

North Topeka, Kansas, is an area of Topeka, Kansas, in United States. Although not officially a city, it is treated like one by many of its residents, and experiences relatively low crime rates compared to the rest of Topeka. North Topeka is situated 4½ miles northwest of Lake Shawnee.

Lake Shawnee

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Shawnee, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.01306° or 39° 0′ 47″ north

Longitude

-95.63081° or 95° 37′ 51″ west

Elevation

958 feet (292 metres)

Open location code

86F62979+6M

GeoNames ID

4274156

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