School Garden
School Garden is a garden in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marcus Aurelius, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 4.0 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- unknown
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 4.9 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 9.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 5 mi
- Scarrit Point · 6 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marcus Aurelius: 0.1 mi
- Rosedale: 0.2 mi
- KC Skyline Mural: 0.5 mi
- RBG: 0.9 mi
- Transformed Flower: 1.1 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 0.5 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 0.7 mi
- Badger Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 6.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 6.2 mi
- Fisher Park: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Rosedale Park: 0.7 mi
- 3625 Park: 0.9 mi
- Mount Marty Park: 0.9 mi
- Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch: 1.0 mi
- Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Battle of Westport Union Flanking Movement: 1.3 mi
- Union Position: 1.3 mi
- West Port, Missouri: 1.3 mi
- East Building: 1.3 mi
- Concorde Nose: 2.2 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 2.8 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 2.9 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 4.0 mi
- Harris-Kearney House: 1.5 mi
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.6 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 2.2 mi
- Money Museum: 2.3 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 2.6 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Northwood Park: 10.2 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 12.4 mi
- Overland Park: 12.9 mi
- Overland Park: 12.9 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 15.2 mi
- Bowler Hill: 16.3 mi
- Nebo Hill: 17.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 18.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 21.1 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 7.6 mi
- Delaware City: 17.7 mi
- Powell: 23.1 mi
- West Union: 24.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.5 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 24.9 mi
- Watts Mill: 7.5 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of School Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 152° | 342 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 315° | 336 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 133° | 330 m | 16.3 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 51° | 291 m | 17.8 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 97° | 289 m | 23.4 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 99° | 288 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 96° | 286 m | 23.4 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 47° | 277 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 6 mi away.
- Mourning Dove51 obs
- American Robin50 obs
- House Sparrow49 obs
- Northern Cardinal47 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel47 obs
- Mallard43 obs
- Monarch42 obs
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth41 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11469894166
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Kansas City Area · 4 mi
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Overland Park · 6 mi
- Lenexa · 9 mi
- Independence · 11 mi
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