MASSACRE SITE
MASSACRE SITE 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 Veterans War Memorial, 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
- On August 22, 1861, "State Guard" troops under Col. Edwin W. Price plundered this community taking household goods, farm animals and merchandise from Brockhoff's Store.
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
- 20.5 mi off the Old Trails Road
108 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Northrop B-2 Spirit: 17.0 mi
- Minuteman: 17.9 mi
- Equiponderation: 17.9 mi
- Generations: 17.9 mi
- Petra: 18.0 mi
- Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
- McAllister Springs Access: 12.1 mi
- Hazel Hill Conservation Area: 14.9 mi
- Baltimore Bend Conservation Area: 16.0 mi
- Malta Bend Community Lake: 16.5 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- KATHRYN KUHLMAN: 0.0 mi
- Little Sister of Lady Liberty: 0.0 mi
- Douglas School: 10.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers' Monument: 11.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 8.0 mi
- Cooks Knob: 8.3 mi
- Coppers Hill: 11.4 mi
- Knobs: 14.3 mi
- Wagon Knob: 21.2 mi
- 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
- Fortyville: 13.0 mi
- Cuba: 16.4 mi
- Blosser: 21.2 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 1.2 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 1.3 mi
- Mayview Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MASSACRE SITE. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Knob | W 263° | 305 m | 21.2 mi |
| Knobs | S 176° | 278 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bryant Knob | WNW 288° | 275 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cooks Knob | SSE 164° | 268 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 192° | 261 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 220° | 247 m | 8.0 mi |
| Coppers Hill | E 96° | 220 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sweet Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9610110302
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