Cantilever Drum
Cantilever Drum is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Creek Parkway, a park 0.3 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 5.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 5.1 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 11.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 6 mi
- Kaw Point · 7 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brush Creek Parkway: 0.3 mi
- Town Fork Creek Greenway: 0.9 mi
- Cleveland Park: 0.9 mi
- Vineyard Park: 1.0 mi
- Oak Park: 1.0 mi
- Green Wings: 0.3 mi
- 49/63 Neighborhood Monument: 1.6 mi
- Mary, Mother of God: 1.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.8 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola: 1.9 mi
- Roadside Accident Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Civil War Battlefield Marker: 1.3 mi
- Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 1.9 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 2.1 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 2.4 mi
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.6 mi
- Harris-Kearney House: 2.9 mi
- Rhinoceros Hornbill: 2.0 mi
- Sumatran Tiger: 2.0 mi
- Emus: 2.0 mi
- François' Langur: 2.0 mi
- Lion-Tailed Macaque: 2.0 mi
- Wea Shale Outcrop?: 2.0 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 2.1 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 2.0 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 2.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 2.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 10.8 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 11.6 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 12.1 mi
- Bowler Hill: 12.9 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 13.2 mi
- Overland Park: 13.7 mi
- Overland Park: 13.7 mi
- Nebo Hill: 15.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 10.5 mi
- Delaware City: 21.4 mi
- Powell: 22.3 mi
- West Union: 23.5 mi
- Kimpton: 23.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 21.2 mi
- Angel Falls: 24.9 mi
- Watts Mill: 7.5 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 10.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 24.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cantilever Drum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 162° | 342 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 143° | 330 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 107° | 306 m | 21.6 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 39° | 291 m | 15.5 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 96° | 289 m | 19.2 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 98° | 288 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 95° | 286 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bone Hill | ENE 77° | 282 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5153017625
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 5 mi
- Kansas City Area · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 7 mi
- Independence · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Lee's Summit · 12 mi
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