Brooking Cemetery
Brooking Cemetery is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Terry Copeland Park (under development), a park 0.6 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 6.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Wikidata Q117444629, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Brooking Cemetery. Family Cemetery of Alvan Brooking (1796-1857), Jackson county judge (1842-48), Missouri state senator (1850-54). Brooking Township was named in his honor, March 13, 1872. Burials in the early 1840's. Erected - Raytown Hist Soc, 1970.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 7.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 14.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 8 mi
- Kaw Point · 10 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Terry Copeland Park (under development): 0.6 mi
- Sarah Colman-Livengood Park: 1.2 mi
- High Ridge Park: 1.8 mi
- Palmer Park: 1.9 mi
- Stadium Park and Campground: 1.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 1.2 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 1.3 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 1.3 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 1.4 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 1.5 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 1.3 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 4.6 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse: 5.0 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- Lamar Hunt: 2.0 mi
- George Brett: 2.0 mi
- Dick Howser: 2.0 mi
- Frank White: 2.0 mi
- Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 2.1 mi
- Baboon: 3.6 mi
- Painted Dogs: 3.6 mi
- Hippopotomus: 3.6 mi
- Crocodile: 3.6 mi
- Leopard Tortoise: 3.7 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 3.6 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 6.1 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.3 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 9.0 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- Bowler Hill: 10.2 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 12.2 mi
- Minter Hill: 12.6 mi
- Nebo Hill: 13.9 mi
- Monkey Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 14.0 mi
- Kimpton: 21.9 mi
- Powell: 22.6 mi
- West Union: 23.2 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 14.6 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 24.3 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Watts Mill: 9.8 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 5.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooking Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | S 175° | 342 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 160° | 330 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 109° | 306 m | 17.4 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | SSE 150° | 297 m | 24.9 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 24° | 291 m | 13.9 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 95° | 289 m | 15.0 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 97° | 288 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 94° | 286 m | 15.0 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12832854103
Day trips start here
- Independence · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Kansas City Area · 8 mi
- Lee's Summit · 9 mi
- Kansas City · 11 mi
- Overland Park · 12 mi
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