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1827 Log Courthouse

1827 Log Courthouse from directly overhead

1827 Log Courthouse is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson County Pioneers Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 5.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09096, -94.41630

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Harry S Truman: 0.1 mi
  • Bertoldie Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • UN Peace Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Andrew Drumm: 2.0 mi
  • Frank White: 4.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Parks
  • Campus Park: 0.4 mi
  • Young Park: 0.4 mi
  • Curtis Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bingham-Waggoner Estate: 0.5 mi
  • Temple Lot: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
  • Jackson County Pioneers Marker: 0.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Marker: 0.1 mi
  • Harry S Truman: 0.1 mi
  • Oregon Trail Marker: 0.1 mi
  • Historic Courthouse: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Gardens: 18
Peaks: 11
  • Arsenal Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Minter Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 13.8 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 0.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1827 Log Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS342 m21.4 mi
Bowler HillS330 m14.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE306 m17.4 mi
Nebo HillNNE291 m8.9 mi
Monkey MountainESE289 m13.9 mi
Minter HillESE288 m11.8 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE286 m13.8 mi
Bone HillE282 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473777668564333
Precip in1.51.92.94.46.05.35.15.14.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10281544518

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