Kansas · United States
Overland Park travel guide
Overland Park is a city in Kansas, United States, home to about 197,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MCI40 km · Kansas City International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Overland Park
Overland Park ( OH-vər-lənd) is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 197,238.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Overland Park
See
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
- Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Do
- Kansas City Curling Club
- Corporate Woods Jazz Festival
- Farmers' Market
- Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF)
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When to go
The best time to visit Overland Park
Overland Park has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 141 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Overland Park: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Kansas City International Airport is about 45 minutes away and is the primary airport for the entire Kansas City metro area. There is a bus to the overland park campus from Lawrence k-10-connector. Interstates 35, 435, and 635 with U.S. 69 pass through Overland Park. Roads are generally uncongested and nearly all parking in the entire city is free.
Getting around
North and South streets are named while East and West streets are numbered. Metcalf Ave will take you just about anywhere, although at parts, it has many lanes and is a bit confusing. Before driving on this street, make sure you know where you're going and don't drive on it during rush hour (5PM-7PM), or expect to be sitting there at least an hour. State Line is the street directly between Kansas and Missouri, thus the name. One strange road name is College Blvd, but is mainly due to Johnson County Community College in western Overland Park.
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MCI · Kansas City International Airport
Questions
Overland Park: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Overland Park?
Overland Park has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 141 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Overland Park?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Overland Park?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Overland Park
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.