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East Building

East Building from directly overhead

East Building is an attraction in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 278 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shawnee Mission State Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 5.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

church building in Kansas, United States of America

Dates from 1840s.

Wikidata Q7491540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1841
Elevation
278 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.03268, -94.62445

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Damsel in Blue: 0.8 mi
  • Surfing 3: 0.8 mi
  • Pylon: 0.8 mi
  • Aldi Staircase: 0.9 mi
  • Lines of Corona: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Bent & Ward Houses: 1.3 mi
  • Battle of Westport Union Flanking Movement: 1.4 mi
  • Battle of Westport Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Pearl Harbor Park: 1.6 mi
  • Confederate Position: 1.6 mi
Cliffs
Attractions
  • Concorde Nose: 1.5 mi
  • Candy Cane Lane: 3.6 mi
  • Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 4.0 mi
  • Hallmark Visitors Center: 4.1 mi
  • American Jazz Walk of Fame: 5.2 mi
Museums
Gardens: 27
  • Rosedale Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • School Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Valentine Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 11
  • Overland Park: 11.6 mi
  • Overland Park: 11.6 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Swimming Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Swim Beach: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 12.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 149°342 m20.1 mi
Pilot KnobNW 318°336 m24.8 mi
Bowler HillSE 129°330 m15.9 mi
Nebo HillNE 49°291 m19.0 mi
Monkey MountainE 94°289 m23.8 mi
Minter HillE 95°288 m21.4 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointE 93°286 m23.9 mi
Arsenal HillNE 45°277 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
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–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646576777817971584535
Precip in1.01.52.13.95.15.34.44.73.83.21.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000345OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1182383350

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