Oak Parkway

Oak Parkway is a park in City of Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Oak Parkway is situated nearby to Brookwood Shopping Center, as well as near the arts center Framewoods of Topeka.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westboro Baptist Church and Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl.

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 2 miles north of Oak Parkway.

Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl

Stadium

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Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl is a sport stadium in Topeka, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by Washburn University for college football and men's and women's soccer teams. Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl is situated 1½ miles northeast of Oak Parkway.

Stormont Vail Events Center

Stadium

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The Stormont Vail Events Center, formerly known as Kansas Expocentre, is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena built in 1987 in Topeka, Kansas. Many other shows, including concerts, perform here. Stormont Vail Events Center is situated 2 miles northeast of Oak Parkway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Topeka and North Topeka.

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 4½ miles northeast of Oak Parkway.

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 5 miles north of Oak Parkway.

Oak Parkway

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.01416° or 39° 0′ 51″ north

Longitude

-95.71178° or 95° 42′ 42″ west

Open location code

86F6277Q+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 680464851

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brookwood Shopping Center and Framewoods of Topeka.

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