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The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled

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The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alfred Benjamin Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 7.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2023
Material
steel
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.00837, -94.53273

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Alfred Benjamin Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
  • American Legion Memorial II: 0.4 mi
  • Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
  • Civil War Cannon: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Terra Cotta Warriors: 0.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 1.3 mi
  • Cantilever Drum: 2.0 mi
  • Green Wings: 2.1 mi
  • Mary, Mother of God: 2.7 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Swope Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hibbs Park: 0.7 mi
  • Big Blue Battlefield Park: 0.7 mi
  • Swope Soccer Village: 0.8 mi
  • Noble Park: 1.3 mi
Cliffs
Gardens: 27
  • Monarch Waystation: 0.8 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 11
  • Bowler Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Overland Park: 12.2 mi
  • Overland Park: 12.2 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Minter Hill: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Swimming Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Swim Beach: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 8.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 161°342 m16.5 mi
Bowler HillSE 138°330 m11.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 102°306 m20.8 mi
Nebo HillNE 34°291 m16.9 mi
Monkey MountainE 90°289 m18.8 mi
Minter HillE 91°288 m16.4 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointE 89°286 m18.9 mi
Bone HillENE 72°282 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1817:00

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12876371340

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