Grinter Place State Historic Site
Grinter Place State Historic Site is an attraction in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
house in Kansas City, Kansas
Dates from 1857.
Wikidata Q5609544, matched on coordinates and name (270 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Historical Society
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 10.8 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 18.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 9 mi
- Scarrit Point · 12 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverview Park: 1.6 mi
- Stony Point Park: 2.6 mi
- Pierson County Park: 2.8 mi
- Edwardsville City Park: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.7 mi
- Atlas 9: 3.9 mi
- East Building: 7.8 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 8.4 mi
- Concorde Nose: 9.3 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 9.6 mi
- Shawnee Town Museum: 3.9 mi
- Legler Barn Museum: 4.1 mi
- The 1950's All - Electric House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Johnson County Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Chief Charles Bluejacket Statue: 4.0 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 4.9 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 4.9 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 4.9 mi
- STILL TIME: 5.0 mi
- Korean-Vietnam War Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 6.0 mi
- AT&T Pocket Park: 6.1 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 6.7 mi
- Badger Ridge: 5.8 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 6.9 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 7.4 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 7.5 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 10.8 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
- Sar-Ko-Par Trails Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- School Garden: 8.0 mi
- Parma Woods Conservation Area: 9.1 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 9.2 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Northwood Park: 10.9 mi
- Amity Woods Nature Park: 13.0 mi
- Overland Park: 14.9 mi
- Overland Park: 14.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 18.1 mi
- Observation Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 20.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 11.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 16.3 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 7.7 mi
- Delaware City: 11.8 mi
- Franklin: 24.3 mi
- Watts Mill: 12.3 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.9 mi
- Swimming Beach: 23.0 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grinter Place State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNW 329° | 336 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNW 335° | 331 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bowler Hill | ESE 123° | 330 m | 23.5 mi |
| Wagner Point | NNW 334° | 326 m | 21.8 mi |
| Government Hill | NNW 332° | 324 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | NNW 332° | 322 m | 22.0 mi |
| Nebo Hill | ENE 66° | 291 m | 23.7 mi |
| Observation Bluff | SW 234° | 277 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonner Springs, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000338OpenStreetMap- National Register of Historic Places — Grinter Place, reference 71000338, listed 01/25/71.
OpenStreetMap element way/1229502901
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Lenexa · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 10 mi
- Kansas City Area · 10 mi
- Olathe · 13 mi
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