Cement City Limestone Outcrop
Cement City Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Raytown Limestone Outcrop, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 4.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Along the north side of Chiefs Way is an outcrop of Cement City Limestone, Dewey Formation, Upper Linn Subgroup, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System (late Carboniferous, ca. 318-299 million years ago). Also known as Drum Limestone.
What the record says
- Height
- 2.5 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 5.5 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 14.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 5 mi
- Kaw Point · 8 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 0.1 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 0.2 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 0.2 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 0.3 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 0.3 mi
- Lamar Hunt: 0.3 mi
- Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 0.4 mi
- Frank White: 0.4 mi
- Dick Howser: 0.4 mi
- George Brett: 0.4 mi
- Phil Roberts Park: 1.1 mi
- Fairview Park: 1.1 mi
- Pitcher Park: 1.3 mi
- Stadium Park and Campground: 1.4 mi
- West Rock Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- Brooking Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Hill Farm and Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Charlie "Bird" Parker: 3.0 mi
- Roadside Accident Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 3.3 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 4.3 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 4.3 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Truman Home: 4.4 mi
- Emus: 3.7 mi
- Dingos: 3.7 mi
- Wallabies: 3.7 mi
- Red Kangaroo: 3.7 mi
- Snakes: 3.7 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 3.9 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 4.2 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.6 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 9.5 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 10.9 mi
- Bowler Hill: 12.4 mi
- Nebo Hill: 13.0 mi
- Minter Hill: 14.3 mi
- Overland Park: 16.2 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 11.7 mi
- Delaware City: 23.0 mi
- Powell: 23.9 mi
- Kimpton: 24.0 mi
- West Union: 24.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 24.1 mi
- Tryst Falls: 24.8 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Watts Mill: 10.0 mi
- Swimming Beach: 8.5 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 24.7 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cement City Limestone Outcrop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | S 172° | 342 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 157° | 330 m | 12.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 113° | 306 m | 19.4 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 33° | 291 m | 13.0 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 101° | 289 m | 16.7 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 104° | 288 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 100° | 286 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bone Hill | ENE 79° | 282 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12744621704
Day trips start here
- Independence · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 6 mi
- Kansas City Area · 6 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Lee's Summit · 11 mi
- Overland Park · 11 mi
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