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Betty

Betty from directly overhead

Betty is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Douglass Sprayground Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 2.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Mounted DC-3 aircraft displayed above The Roasterie

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.07889, -94.59904

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • The Scout: 0.4 mi
  • The Spirit of Commerce: 0.7 mi
  • The Spirit Of industry: 0.7 mi
  • Memory Sphinx: 0.7 mi
  • The Great Frieze: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Pioneer Mother: 0.5 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • The Hiker: 0.6 mi
  • Liberty Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Sisters of Saint Mary Monument: 0.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 11
  • Arsenal Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Overland Park: 15.0 mi
  • Overland Park: 15.0 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Angel Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Swim Beach: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 10.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Betty. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 157°342 m22.4 mi
Pilot KnobNW 310°336 m23.5 mi
Bowler HillSE 140°330 m17.2 mi
Nebo HillNE 55°291 m15.9 mi
Monkey MountainESE 103°289 m22.9 mi
Minter HillESE 105°288 m20.6 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE 102°286 m22.9 mi
Bone HillE 85°282 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646576777817971584535
Precip in1.01.52.13.95.15.34.44.73.83.21.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13911053057

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