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Jet Stream

Jet Stream from directly overhead

Jet Stream is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Springs Fountain Sculpture, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Old Trails Road passes 12 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Jet Stream, also known as the slide statue, was sculpted by Nichole Beck and originally displayed in the "Connections" Exhibit. This 18-foot by 8-foot-painted steel sculpture consists of a 3-dimensional welded steel square, trapezoidal in cross section.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.03088, -94.27130

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Blue Springs Fountain Sculpture: 0.1 mi
  • Point of Hope: 0.2 mi
  • Gage Kids Mural: 0.3 mi
  • Firehouse Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Saint John LeLande Parish Statue: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • In Loving Memory of Janea Kelly, RN: 0.5 mi
  • Railroad/Rotary Park Entrance Sign: 0.7 mi
  • Anthony P. Mazzeralla Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Skate Statue: 1.8 mi
  • Burrus' Old Mill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Saint Mary's Park: 0.5 mi
  • Saint Mary's Angel's Garden Park: 0.6 mi
  • Saint Mary's Manor Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Rotary Park at Railroad Lake: 0.8 mi
  • Community Prayer Garden: 0.9 mi
Cliffs
Attractions
Museums: 55
  • Blue Springs Historical Society: 1.0 mi
  • Oak Grove Historic Society: 7.8 mi
  • Pioneer Spring Cabin: 8.7 mi
  • Bingham Waggoner Estate: 8.8 mi
  • 1827 Log Courthouse: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Blue Springs Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 13.5 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 15.8 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 16.1 mi
  • Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Peaks: 15
  • Minter Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 5.0 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Bone Hill: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 4.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 8.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSW 207°342 m19.3 mi
Bowler HillSW 214°330 m11.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 134°306 m8.7 mi
Wagon KnobESE 110°305 m17.7 mi
Staley MoundS 170°299 m22.8 mi
Schindorff HillS 174°297 m22.0 mi
Nebo HillNNW 340°291 m13.3 mi
Monkey MountainESE 110°289 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5220:0720:47
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473777668564333
Precip in1.51.92.94.46.05.35.15.14.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4871042766

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