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Extended Stay Deluxe Overland Park The Inn at Tallgrass Super 8 Motel Salina/I-70 & 9th Street Comfort Inn Colby Marriott Wichita Super 8 Motel Russell Capitol Plaza Hotel Topeka Quality Inn Lawrence
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Licking, MO Nevada, MO Sullivan, MO Duncan, OK Wentzville, MO Avon, CO
ALL ABOUT KANSAS - Interesting State Facts
 DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION January 29, 1861 CAPITAL Topeka NICKNAME Wheat State, Sunflower State, Jayhawker State, Midway, U.S.A. MOTTO Ad Astra per Aspera (To the stars through difficulties) STATE FISH Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) STATE FLOWER Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) STATE INSECT Honeybee (Apis mellifera) STATE TREE Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) STATE SONG "Home on the Range" as originally written with words by Dr. Brewster Higley and music by Dan Kelly |
TOTAL AREA 82,282 square miles HIGHEST POINT 4,039 feet (Mount Sunflower) LOWEST POINT 679 feet (Verdigris River) POPULATION 2,688,418 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Longitude: 94° 38'W to 102° 1' 34"W Latitude: 37°N to 40°N GEOGRAPHIC CENTER The geographic center of Kansas is located in Barton County, 15 miles NE of Great Bend. Longitude: 98° 41.9'W Latitude: 38° 29.9'N STATE BORDER Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north and Oklahoma on the south. To the east is Missouri and to the west is Colorado. MAJOR RIVERS rkansas River, Kansas River, Missouri River, Republican River, Smoky Hill River STATE BIRD Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta (Audubon)) |
 Drury Inn & Suites Overland ParkThis AAA-approved property is approximately 40 miles from Kansas City International Airport and two blocks from the Overland Park Convention Center. L...  Howard Johnson Motel Overland Park KSThis Howard Johnson is located approximately 30 miles from Kansas City International Airport and three miles from downtown Overland Park. < P ...  Kansas City-Days Inn LenexaThis Days Inn is located within walking distance of Oak Park Mall and approximately 40 miles from Kansas City International Airport. < P > ... |  Days Inn EmporiaThis Days Inn is located approximately two blocks from the Kansas Turnpike exit and 40 miles from Forbes Field Airport. < P > Guests of D...  Holiday Inn Hays KSThis property located off I-70, is approximately five miles from Hays Municipal Airport, 180 miles from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, and 250 miles f...  Homestead KC Overland ParkHomestead Overland Park is located one mile from Town Center Plaza and approximately 35 miles from the Kansas City Airport. The hotel specializes in e... |
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