- Elevation, modelled
- 247 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cliff Drive9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0323, -94.3618
Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone Cliffs is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled 247 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 9.7 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
West of the onramp here is a beautiful exposure of Middle Creek Limestone, Hushpuckney Shale, and Bethany Falls Limestone. The lowest LS is Middle Creek (3-4ft). Hushpuckney is the loose scree above that. Bethany Falls is the tall cliff. A full cyclothem!
- Height
- 6 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSW 193° | 342 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bowler Hill | S 190° | 330 m | 10.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 119° | 306 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wagon Knob | ESE 106° | 305 m | 22.4 mi |
| Staley Mound | SSE 159° | 299 m | 24.2 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | SSE 162° | 297 m | 23.1 mi |
| Nebo Hill | N 1° | 291 m | 12.4 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 101° | 289 m | 9.8 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 12.0 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 16.0 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 19.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 11 mi
- Kaw Point · 15 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterfall Park: 0.6 mi
- Little Blue Trail Park: 1.3 mi
- Velie Park: 1.4 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 1.4 mi
- Hidden Valley Sports Complex Park: 1.6 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 1.0 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 1.0 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 1.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 1.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 1.1 mi
- Ashley and Vicki Bernard: 1.5 mi
- Jimmy Golden: 1.5 mi
- Skate Statue: 3.4 mi
- Burrus' Old Mill: 3.4 mi
- The Blue Spring: 4.0 mi
- Old Man's Bench: 2.2 mi
- Children on a Summer Day: 2.5 mi
- The Wild Mustang: 2.5 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 3.0 mi
- Three Crosses Stand: 4.4 mi
- Blue Springs Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 4.8 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse: 5.0 mi
- Pioneer Spring Cabin: 5.0 mi
- 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum: 5.1 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.3 mi
- Baboon: 8.7 mi
- Hippopotomus: 8.7 mi
- Crocodile: 8.7 mi
- Blue Springs Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 8.7 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 11.0 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 7.8 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Minter Hill: 7.5 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 9.8 mi
- Monkey Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Bowler Hill: 10.1 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 11.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 17.8 mi
- Tryst Falls: 24.0 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Watts Mill: 14.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 18.1 mi
- Kimpton: 21.7 mi
- Swimming Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 5.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Independence · 5 mi
- Lee's Summit · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 13 mi
- Kansas City Area · 13 mi
- Kansas City · 15 mi
- Overland Park · 17 mi
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