The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled
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- Elevation, modelled
- 270 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Spirit of Kansas City7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0084, -94.5327
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled is a artwork in Missouri, at a modelled 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.
- Built
- 2023
- Material
- steel
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 161° | 342 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 138° | 330 m | 11.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 102° | 306 m | 20.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 34° | 291 m | 16.9 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 90° | 289 m | 18.8 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 91° | 288 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 89° | 286 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bone Hill | ENE 72° | 282 m | 22.2 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 7.1 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 10.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 8 mi
- Kaw Point · 9 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Trumpeter Swans: 0.2 mi
- North American River Otters: 0.2 mi
- Polar Bears: 0.3 mi
- Sea Lion Exhibit: 0.3 mi
- Llamas: 0.3 mi
- 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
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 2.7 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 3.1 mi
- John Wornall House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Wea Shale Outcrop?: 2.3 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.3 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.5 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 2.6 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.6 mi
- 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
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 13.1 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 13.4 mi
- 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
- Quindaro Townsite: 12.2 mi
- Powell: 20.4 mi
- West Union: 21.6 mi
- Kimpton: 21.9 mi
- Delaware City: 22.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 14.0 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 20.3 mi
- Watts Mill: 6.0 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 10.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 24.6 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 8.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Kansas City · 7 mi
- Kansas City Area · 7 mi
- Independence · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Lee's Summit · 10 mi
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