Index
Index is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden City Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 30 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 29.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
108 named places within 25 miles
- Garden City Park: 2.8 mi
- Blueberry Park: 12.0 mi
- Holden City Park: 12.6 mi
- South Street Park: 12.7 mi
- Harrisonville City Park: 12.8 mi
- Turkey Knob: 8.6 mi
- Kohler Hill: 9.9 mi
- Staley Mound: 10.0 mi
- Bodenhammer Hill: 10.9 mi
- Schindorff Hill: 11.2 mi
- The Burnt District Monument: 13.8 mi
- Lt. Charles Garrison Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Battle of Lone Jack: 20.7 mi
- Harvey E. "Jack" Gold: 21.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 21.4 mi
- Beals Woodland and Stream Garden: 21.5 mi
- East Lawn: 21.6 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 21.6 mi
- Fountain Garden: 21.6 mi
- Urich Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
- Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area: 14.6 mi
- Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area: 15.5 mi
- Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area: 19.2 mi
- Coleville: 13.9 mi
- Industry: 14.6 mi
- Kimpton: 16.2 mi
- Culver: 17.2 mi
- West Union: 23.4 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 16.5 mi
- Lone Jack Civil War Museum: 20.6 mi
- Henry County Museum: 23.7 mi
- Bates County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library: 24.8 mi
- Mo the Mule: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Index. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | NW 312° | 342 m | 21.8 mi |
| Brookhart Hill | WNW 289° | 309 m | 12.4 mi |
| Kohler Hill | WNW 303° | 307 m | 9.9 mi |
| Long Mound | SSW 205° | 300 m | 17.8 mi |
| Staley Mound | NNW 341° | 299 m | 10.0 mi |
| Herrell Hill | W 263° | 299 m | 17.0 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | W 261° | 299 m | 18.3 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | NNW 333° | 297 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:18 | 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 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant Hill WFO, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Lee's Summit · 28 mi
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