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Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins

Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins from directly overhead

Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferrelview City Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 160 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
"In 1931 Emmett Breen built Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins west of here. On July 19, 1933 Platte County Sheriff Hold Coffey led a coalition of lawmen from the Platte County Sheriff's Office, Missouri Highway Patrol and the Jackson County Sheriff's Of
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Coordinates39.31240, -94.68262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ferrelview City Park: 0.9 mi
  • North Courtyard: 2.1 mi
  • Owen O Orr Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Woodcrest Apartment Park: 2.6 mi
  • Tiffany Hills Park: 3.5 mi
Artworks
  • United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 1.6 mi
  • Molten Swing: 2.2 mi
  • Giant Chair: 8.5 mi
  • Threshold: 8.6 mi
  • Nestle: 8.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • 155 mm gun M1: 12.7 mi
  • Patriot: 14.0 mi
  • Skyliner: 14.1 mi
  • Spinning Dragons: 14.1 mi
  • SteelHawk: 14.1 mi
Museums: 59
Cliffs: 36
Nature reserves: 23
Gardens: 17
Peaks: 7
  • Pilot Knob: 13.6 mi
  • Wagner Point: 14.1 mi
  • Hancock Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Government Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Sentinel Hill: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 12.6 mi
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 12.6 mi
  • Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 22.8 mi
  • Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobW 266°336 m13.6 mi
Hancock HillWNW 286°331 m14.3 mi
Wagner PointWNW 282°326 m14.1 mi
Government HillW 279°324 m14.3 mi
Sentinel HillW 281°322 m14.9 mi
Nebo HillESE 112°291 m18.8 mi
Arsenal HillESE 118°277 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5320:0920:50
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3616:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293445556574787768564433
Precip in1.21.52.44.15.35.34.64.24.03.32.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9098525968

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