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Little Sister of Lady Liberty

Little Sister of Lady Liberty from directly overhead

Little Sister of Lady Liberty is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Wagon Knob stands 305 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is MASSACRE SITE, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails passes 15 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DEDICATE THIS COPY OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE OP EVERLASTING FIDELITY AND LOYALTY 1950

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98285, -93.56857

108 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Central Park: 0.0 mi
  • Alma Central Park: 7.9 mi
  • Higginsville City Lake Park: 8.1 mi
  • Alma Lions Club Park: 8.2 mi
  • Corder City Park: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Northrop B-2 Spirit: 17.0 mi
  • Minuteman: 17.9 mi
  • Equiponderation: 17.9 mi
  • Generations: 17.9 mi
  • Petra: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Cooks Knob: 8.3 mi
  • Coppers Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Knobs: 14.3 mi
  • Wagon Knob: 21.2 mi
Museums: 4
  • Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library: 17.9 mi
  • McClure Archives and University Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Nicolas-Beazley Aviation Museum / Martin Community Center: 21.4 mi
  • Jim the Wonder Dog Museum: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 1.2 mi
  • Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Mayview Community Garden: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Sister of Lady Liberty. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagon KnobW 263°305 m21.2 mi
KnobsS 176°278 m14.3 mi
Bryant KnobWNW 288°275 m23.4 mi
Cooks KnobSSE 164°268 m8.3 mi
Pinnacle HillSSW 192°261 m23.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillSW 220°247 m8.0 mi
Coppers HillE 96°220 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1416:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546574787668564433
Precip in1.52.02.94.45.54.45.54.44.03.42.62.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9610110292

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