International Pancake Day

International Pancake Day (HM18NX)

Location: Liberal, KS 67901 Seward County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 2.627', W 100° 55.331'

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Official Starting Line of the International Pancake Race

R. J. Leete, Liberal, Kansas Jaycee President in 1950, issued a challenge to Vicar Ronald Collins of Olney, England to turn his 500-year-old race into an international event....thus beginning a Shrove Tuesday tradition of peace, goodwill and friendship.

Dedicated June 20, 1992
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HM NumberHM18NX
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Year Placed1992
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 2:10pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 329060 N 4101457
Decimal Degrees37.04378333, -100.92218333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 2.627', W 100° 55.331'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 2' 37.62" N, 100° 55' 19.86" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 501-599 N Kansas Ave, Liberal KS 67901, US
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