What do Key West and Kansas have in common? This incredible photo op, ranking says

Have you ever taken out your phone or camera to take a photo of a Kansas sunset to post on social media? If so, you’re not alone.

According to a study by Bounce, there are more than 42,000 Instagram posts of the Kansas sky during sunset, which makes the state No. 10 in the top 10 “most Instagrammable” sunset destinations in the world.

Bounce, a luggage storage company used by travelers, searched Instagram for hashtags like #KansasSunset to find the number of posts, which means the actual number of sunset posts on the app are most likely higher than its 42,511 figure. Kansas ranks right below Boracay, an island in the Phillipines, which has 47,616 sunset posts.

There are three other locations in the U.S. that also made the cut. The top 10 most Instagrammable sunset locations, according to Bounce, are:

1. Bali, Indonesia

2. Santorini, Greece

3. Ibiza, Spain

4. Maui

5. San Diego

6. London

7. Sydney, Australia

8. Key West, Fla.

9. Boracay, Phillipines

10. Kansas

Uluru, Australia, took the No. 1 spot for overall sunset destinations, followed by the Maldives. The overall destination was measured by the number of articles recommending the location, the number of sunset and sunrise Instagram posts and light pollution.

The top five best sunset destinations overall, according to Bounce, are:

1. Uluru, Australia

2. Maldives

3. Haleakala, Hawaii

4. Santorini, Greece

5. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

What conditions make for a beautiful sunset?

According to National Geographic, the colors occur when sunlight reaches a molecule in the atmosphere, which causes the beam to “scatter” and sends that sunlight in different directions in the sky. Scattering occurs millions of different times before the light reaches your sight.

National Geographic explains in daytime, when the sun is overhead, the scattering happens at shorter lengths and appears blue to our eyesight. However during sunset, when the sun is farther away, the wavelengths are a lot longer, giving off those orange and red hues.

When does the sun set in Wichita?

Want to watch the sunset here in Wichita? Be sure to check the time so you don’t miss it, as the days will continue to shorten through late summer and fall. In fact, days will continuously get shorter until the winter solstice Dec. 21, which will also be the shortest day of the year.

Here are some sunset times for the next two weeks, from timeanddate.com:

• Aug. 11: 8:27 p.m.

• Aug. 13: 8:24 p.m.

• Aug. 15: 8:22 p.m.

• Aug. 17: 8:19 p.m.

• Aug. 19: 8:16 p.m.

• Aug. 21: 8:14 p.m.

• Aug. 23: 8:11 p.m.

• Aug. 25: 8:08 p.m.

The city of Wichita has 144 parks where to can take in the view (and maybe snap a picture of your own).