Sims Park
Sims Park is a park in Shawnee, Kansas. Sims Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hidden Valley subdivision, as well as near the locality Potwin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Westboro Baptist Church and Equality House.
Westboro Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Americasroof, Public domain.
The Westboro Baptist Church is an American unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that was founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps. Widely considered a hate group and a cult, it is well known for its public protests against gay people and for its usage of the phrases "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers".
Equality House
Community center
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
The Equality House is a rainbow-colored house in Topeka, Kansas, that is situated on the corner of 12th and Orleans Street, across from Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group.
Topeka Zoo
Zoo
The Topeka Zoo is a medium-sized zoo in Topeka, Kansas in the United States. It is located within Gage Park, just off I-70 in the north central portion of the city. Topeka Zoo is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sims Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Topeka and North Topeka.
Topeka
Photo: Aviper2k7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 northeast of Sims Park.
Sims Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Shawnee, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.0334° or 39° 2′ 0″ northLongitude
-95.73851° or 95° 44′ 19″ westElevation
1,010 feet (308 metres)Open location code
86F627M6+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 679563683OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4279419
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