Bell Point
Bell Point is a cliff in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 307 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagner Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 307 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 163.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 25 mi
- Scarrit Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parade Field: 1.4 mi
- Zais Park: 1.5 mi
- Dragoon Glen: 1.7 mi
- Sportsman Field: 2.7 mi
- Jefferson Park: 2.8 mi
- Fort de Cavagnial: 0.6 mi
- General Leavenworth Monument: 1.1 mi
- The Beehive: 1.3 mi
- The Main Parade: 1.4 mi
- The Mormon Battalion: 1.5 mi
- Frontier Army Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark Center: 2.0 mi
- First City Museum: 3.4 mi
- C W Parker Carousel Museum: 3.6 mi
- National Fred Harvey Museum: 3.8 mi
- Kickapoo Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Oak Mills Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Humphrey Access: 7.2 mi
- Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
- Schimmel City Access: 8.2 mi
- Concrete Steam Engine: 3.6 mi
- Concrete Covered Wagon: 3.7 mi
- Molten Swing: 12.8 mi
- United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 15.3 mi
- Amelia Earhart One Acre Earth Portrait: 16.2 mi
- Wagner Point: 0.5 mi
- Hancock Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 0.9 mi
- Government Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.5 mi
- Delaware City: 10.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 11.9 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 20.9 mi
- Sallie House: 16.8 mi
- Atlas 9: 18.5 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 8.0 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 20.9 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 11.4 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 11.5 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 20.9 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 175° | 336 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNE 25° | 331 m | 0.6 mi |
| Wagner Point | SSE 159° | 326 m | 0.5 mi |
| Government Hill | S 189° | 324 m | 1.3 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | SW 226° | 322 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358632471
Day trips start here
- Weston · 4 mi
- Atchison · 17 mi
- Kansas City · 24 mi
- Kansas City · 27 mi
- Kansas City Area · 27 mi
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