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Harvey E. "Jack" Gold

Harvey E. "Jack" Gold from directly overhead

Harvey E. "Jack" Gold is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Hill City Lake, a park 2.2 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Built in memory of Harvey E. "Jack" Gold 1921-1997. United States Navy WWII. His love for us and the sport of archery is everlasting.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85495, -94.30773

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pleasant Hill City Lake: 2.2 mi
  • Joel Dean Hitt Park: 2.2 mi
  • Freedom Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sylvia Bailey Park: 2.8 mi
  • Happy Tails Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Dining Bell: 6.4 mi
  • Diamond Mural: 10.8 mi
  • The Old Man Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Dandeblome Sculpture: 11.4 mi
  • Blue Springs Mural: 11.4 mi
Attractions
  • Natural Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • Old Red Bridge Love Locks: 15.0 mi
  • Chimpanzees: 15.1 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 15.2 mi
  • Yellow-billed Stork: 15.2 mi
Museums: 48
  • Lee's Summit History Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Lone Jack Civil War Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Blue Springs Historical Society: 11.4 mi
  • Grandview Train Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Belton Museum: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Bowler Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Miller Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Schindorff Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Minter Hill: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Blue Springs Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Children's Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Butterfly Meadow: 14.3 mi
  • Heartland Harvest Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Fountain Garden: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 10.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harvey E. "Jack" Gold. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSW 233°342 m8.5 mi
Bowler HillWNW 296°330 m5.2 mi
Brookhart HillS 189°309 m15.9 mi
Kohler HillS 176°307 m14.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillNE 53°306 m10.3 mi
Wagon KnobENE 72°305 m19.7 mi
Staley MoundSSE 150°299 m11.9 mi
Herrell HillSSW 199°299 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273243536472777566564232

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Summit Reed WR, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13475441985

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