Pilot Knob Ridge

Pilot Knob Ridge is a ridge in Leavenworth, Kansas and has an elevation of 1,076 feet. Pilot Knob Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Xavier, as well as near Bain City.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.

Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth

Prison

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The Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is a medium-security federal prison for male inmates in Leavenworth, northeast Kansas, United States. Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pilot Knob Ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth.

Leavenworth

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Leavenworth is a city in Eastern Kansas. Leavenworth, the "First City in Kansas", established in 1854, is located on the west banks of the Missouri River and became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the West.

Fort Leavenworth

Town

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Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas. Fort Leavenworth is situated 3½ miles northeast of Pilot Knob Ridge.

Stillings

Hamlet

Stillings is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Stillings is situated 4 miles east of Pilot Knob Ridge.

Pilot Knob Ridge

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,076 feet
Description: ridge in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
Categories: mountain ridge and landform
Location: Leavenworth, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.30278° or 39° 18′ 10″ north

Longitude

-94.95858° or 94° 57′ 31″ west

Elevation

1,076 feet (328 metres)

Open location code

86F7823R+4H

GeoNames ID

4277214

Wikidata ID

Q31422462

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In Other Languages

“Pilot Knob Ridge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pilot Knob Ridge”

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Localities in the Area

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