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Historical Marker

Historical Marker from directly overhead

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. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

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.
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.01547, -94.52590

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
  • Civil War Cannon: 0.3 mi
  • Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
  • Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • 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
Attractions
  • Emus: 0.4 mi
  • Dingos: 0.4 mi
  • Sumatran Tiger: 0.4 mi
  • Rhinoceros Hornbill: 0.4 mi
  • Wallabies: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Cliffs
Gardens: 27
  • Monarch Waystation: 1.0 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 3.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 11
  • Bowler Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Overland Park: 12.9 mi
  • Overland Park: 12.9 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Minter Hill: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 10.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 163°342 m16.9 mi
Bowler HillSE 141°330 m11.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 104°306 m20.6 mi
Nebo HillNE 34°291 m16.3 mi
Monkey MountainE 92°289 m18.5 mi
Minter HillE 93°288 m16.1 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointE 91°286 m18.5 mi
Bone HillENE 73°282 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473777668564333
Precip in1.51.92.94.46.05.35.15.14.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5224045719

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