Children Reading
Children Reading is a work of art in Hays, Ellis, Kansas. Children Reading is situated nearby to the water park Hays Aquatic Park, as well as near the military installation Kansas National Guard Armory Hays.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lewis Field Stadium and Fort Hays.
Lewis Field Stadium
Stadium
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Lewis Field is a sport stadium in Hays, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by Fort Hays State University for college football team. The stadium is also the primary home field for Thomas More Prep-Marian, and formerly for Hays High School until the 2025 season when they opened their own stadium. Lewis Field Stadium is situated 1,300 feet west of Children Reading.
Fort Hays
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Fort Hays, originally named Fort Fletcher, was a United States Army fort near Hays, Kansas. Active from 1865 to 1889 it was an important frontier post during the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Fort Hays is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Children Reading.
Gross Memorial Coliseum
Sports venue
The Gross Memorial Coliseum is a 6,814 seat multi-purpose arena in Hays, Kansas. It was built in 1973. It is the home of the Fort Hays State University Tigers women's volleyball team, as well as the men's and women's basketball teams. Gross Memorial Coliseum is situated 1 mile northwest of Children Reading.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toulon and Yocemento.
Toulon
Hamlet
Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of Hays along old Hiway 40. Toulon is situated 5 miles east of Children Reading.
Yocemento
Hamlet
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Yocemento is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The settlement lies across the banks of Big Creek against the base of bluffs capped by massive limestone blocks, in which lies the 20th-century origin of the community. Yocemento is situated 6 miles northwest of Children Reading.
Children Reading
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Hays, Ellis, Western Kansas, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.86675° or 38° 52′ 0″ northLongitude
-99.3344° or 99° 20′ 4″ westOpen location code
86C2VM88+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13310775763OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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