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Blackbird

Blackbird from directly overhead

Blackbird is an artwork in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is City Hall Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97476, -94.68400

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • A Great Place to Land: 0.8 mi
  • William Strang: 0.9 mi
  • Embracing Heart: 1.4 mi
  • Gateway: 2.2 mi
  • Cobalt Colts Ambulance: 2.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 18
Peaks: 8
  • Overland Park: 7.3 mi
  • Overland Park: 7.3 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Miller Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Observation Bluff: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Swim Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSE 135°342 m18.9 mi
Bowler HillESE 111°330 m16.7 mi
Nebo HillNE 47°291 m24.0 mi
Minter HillE 85°288 m24.6 mi
Observation BluffWSW 257°277 m20.1 mi
Arsenal HillNE 44°277 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444556574797769574534
Precip in1.31.72.54.15.35.24.74.54.23.02.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olathe 3E, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10751277191

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