Historical Marker
Historical Marker is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 6.6 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Battle of the Big BlueOct. 22, 1864Union General Curtis set up a defensive line on the west side of the Big Blue River from the Missouri River upstream for 15 miles to stop Confederate General Price advancing from the east.Full inscription on website.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 6.7 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 11.2 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 7 mi
- Kaw Point · 8 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Blue Battlefield Park: 0.2 mi
- Swope Soccer Village: 0.5 mi
- Hibbs Park: 0.6 mi
- Swope Park: 1.1 mi
- Town Fork Creek Greenway: 1.4 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 2.8 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 3.2 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 3.2 mi
- John Wornall House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Terra Cotta Warriors: 0.5 mi
- The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled: 0.6 mi
- Green Wings: 1.6 mi
- Cantilever Drum: 1.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 1.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Cannon: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Battlefield Marker: 0.3 mi
- Alfred Benjamin Memorial: 0.7 mi
- American Legion Memorial II: 0.9 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 1.0 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 3.4 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 3.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.9 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 12.7 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Bowler Hill: 11.3 mi
- Overland Park: 12.9 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 14.2 mi
- Minter Hill: 16.1 mi
- Nebo Hill: 16.3 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 12.0 mi
- Powell: 21.0 mi
- West Union: 22.1 mi
- Kimpton: 22.2 mi
- Delaware City: 22.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 20.9 mi
- Watts Mill: 6.7 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 8.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 163° | 342 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 141° | 330 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 104° | 306 m | 20.6 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 34° | 291 m | 16.3 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 92° | 289 m | 18.5 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 93° | 288 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 91° | 286 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bone Hill | ENE 73° | 282 m | 21.7 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 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5224045719
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 6 mi
- Kansas City Area · 7 mi
- Independence · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Lee's Summit · 10 mi
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