History of Amity Area
History of Amity Area is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. King Hill stands 323 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Express Lake Conservation Area, a nature reserve 4.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 198 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The original town of Amity was built at this site on the 1824 Liberty Council Bluffs Military Trail, the oldest road in DeKalb County. In 1871 the congregation built a church south of the cemetary gate. Because the people "dwelt in peace and amity."
How to reach it
- 198.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Clarksdale City Park: 7.0 mi
- Stewartsville City Park: 8.1 mi
- Osborn Park: 8.5 mi
- Cameron Soccer Complex: 12.7 mi
- McCorkle Park: 13.1 mi
- Pony Express Lake Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- King Lake Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
- Limpp Community Lake: 15.0 mi
- Andy Denton Access: 17.0 mi
- Savage Access: 17.7 mi
- Old School of Cameron: 13.1 mi
- Glore Psychiatric Museum: 20.7 mi
- St. Joseph Museums: 20.7 mi
- Black Archives Museum: 20.7 mi
- Andrew County Museum: 21.4 mi
- War Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster: 15.0 mi
- Walter Cronkite Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Far West Temple Site: 20.7 mi
- Krug Castle: 22.4 mi
- Boxford: 8.2 mi
- Bayfield: 10.1 mi
- Empire Prairie: 18.9 mi
- Far West: 20.7 mi
- OLOG Mary Garden: 19.5 mi
- Leah Spratt Park: 23.1 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 22.9 mi
- President Lincoln Mural: 23.1 mi
- King Hill: 24.6 mi
- Needmore Hill: 24.7 mi
- CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of History of Amity Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | WSW 247° | 323 m | 24.6 mi |
| Needmore Hill | SE 132° | 286 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amity 4 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5063241543
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