Visiting Salina, Kansas
Salina is centrally located in the United States, the same distance from Los Angeles (1,490 miles) as from New York City (1,490 miles). Nearly 50,000 people live in Salina. The city stretches over 13,468 acres and is served by 242 miles of streets and major highways, including Interstates 70, 135 and US 81. Salina has more than 23 hotels/motels and 83 restaurants.
The climate in Salina is typical of the Midwest. The average winter temperature is 33 degrees and the average summer temperatures is 79 degrees. The average humidity is 62 percent to 67 percent and the winds usually blow from the South.
Weather from the KWU Weather Lab
Official City of Salina Website
Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
Interested in what sorts of retail stores Salina has? Wondering where to stay and where to eat while you are here? Curious about air and bus travel and car rental opportunities for Salina? Click on the Salina FYI image below and search for the information you need, including hours of operation and location maps (and if you are looking for a hotel/motel, be sure to ask at the hotel/motel you select whether they give a KWU discount).
Or click here to go directly to the Salina FYI hotel/motel page
Local and Regional Websites
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
Campus Notes and Events
About Kansas Wesleyan University
KWU has been an influential part of higher education in North Central Kansas for more than a century. Founded in 1886 by the United Methodist Church, KWU welcomes students of all faiths.
KWU's primary goal is providing students with an excellent education in a caring Christian campus community. The university is uncompromising in its dedication to providing an atmosphere where students can mature and learn while taking responsibility for their own actions and lives.
The campus environment helps students prepare for the challenges in their personal and professional lives by living and studying with people from many backgrounds, by learning to relate responsibly to God and to others by achieving goals in a timely manner.