Quarry Creek

Quarry Creek is a stream in Leavenworth, Kansas. Quarry Creek is situated nearby to the town Fort Leavenworth, as well as near the hamlet Stillings.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sherman Army Airfield and Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.

Sherman Army Airfield

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Sherman Army Airfield is a joint use civilian-military airport located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County, Kansas. The airport is located on the United States Army post, but the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, has an agreement providing for civilian use at all times without prior notice or permission.

Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth

Prison

Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2 miles southwest of Quarry Creek.

Centennial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Centennial Bridge is a through arch bridge road bridge over the Missouri River connecting Leavenworth, Kansas, and Platte County, Missouri. Constructed in 1955, it was initially a toll bridge. Centennial Bridge is situated 1½ miles south of Quarry Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Leavenworth and Stillings.

Fort Leavenworth

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

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 2½ miles southeast of Quarry Creek.

Beverly

Hamlet

Beverly is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community is located at the confluence of Bee Creek with the Missouri River Floodplain. Beverly is situated 2½ miles northeast of Quarry Creek.

Quarry Creek

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

39.35222° or 39° 21′ 8″ north

Longitude

-94.91191° or 94° 54′ 43″ west

Elevation

764 feet (233 metres)

Open location code

86F7932Q+V6

GeoNames ID

4277820

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