Frank T. Riley Memorial
Frank T. Riley Memorial is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri.
Wikidata Q7961591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 41 m
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 8.2 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 28.1 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 9 mi
- Scarrit Point · 9 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower Park: 0.0 mi
- Holmes Park: 0.8 mi
- South Oak Park: 1.0 mi
- Blenheim Park: 1.2 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 1.2 mi
- John Wornall House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 2.5 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 2.8 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 2.9 mi
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: 3.9 mi
- Concorde Nose: 2.3 mi
- Elephants: 3.0 mi
- Chilean Flamingos: 3.0 mi
- Sea Lion Exhibit: 3.1 mi
- Trumpeter Swans: 3.1 mi
- The Eagle: 1.6 mi
- Venetian Relief: 1.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 1.8 mi
- Wild Boar of Florence: 2.8 mi
- Homesteaders: 2.8 mi
- Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige: 1.0 mi
- Buck O'Neil: 1.0 mi
- Joyce Clyde Hall: 1.2 mi
- American War Mothers Memorial Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Hinkle's Grove: 1.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 3.5 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- School Garden: 4.5 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi
- Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area: 11.5 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Overland Park: 9.7 mi
- Bowler Hill: 12.3 mi
- Miller Hill: 16.5 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 17.2 mi
- Minter Hill: 19.1 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 12.1 mi
- Powell: 18.9 mi
- West Union: 20.4 mi
- Delaware City: 21.9 mi
- Kimpton: 22.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 14.6 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 17.4 mi
- Watts Mill: 3.6 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.7 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frank T. Riley Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 151° | 342 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 125° | 330 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | E 98° | 306 m | 23.2 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 38° | 291 m | 19.5 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 87° | 289 m | 21.5 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 87° | 288 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 86° | 286 m | 21.6 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NNE 33° | 277 m | 17.2 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 | 07:34 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000810OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Waldo Water Tower, reference 77000810, listed 04/18/77.
OpenStreetMap element way/457097002
Day trips start here
- Overland Park · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Kansas City Area · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Lenexa · 9 mi
- Independence · 11 mi
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