Giraffe & Friends

Giraffe & Friends is a building in City of Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Giraffe & Friends is situated near Horseshoe Pits, as well as near Topeka Zoo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Topeka Zoo and Westboro Baptist Church.

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 470 feet north of Giraffe & Friends.

Westboro Baptist Church

Church

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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". Westboro Baptist Church is situated 3,600 feet south of Giraffe & Friends.

Gage Park

Park

Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gage Park is a city park of 164 acres in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1899 and is one of the largest parks in Topeka. It features the Topeka Zoo, the Kansas Children's Discovery Center, a miniature train of 15 in gauge, the Helen Hocker Theater, the Blaisdell family aquatic center, and the Reinisch Rose Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menoken Township and Topeka.

Menoken Township

Village

Menoken Township is a township in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,638. Menoken Township is situated 2½ miles northwest of Giraffe & Friends.

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.

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 3½ miles east of Giraffe & Friends.

Giraffe & Friends

Type: Building
Location: City of Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.05454° or 39° 3′ 16″ north

Longitude

-95.72633° or 95° 43′ 35″ west

Open location code

86F6373F+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1483984948

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Horseshoe Pits and Hills Pet Nutrition Bark Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lianas Forest and Trolly Shelter.

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