Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch
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Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Marty Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 3.1 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Rosedale Arch is a monument dedicated in 1924 to the World War I veterans of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas. The arch was designed by Rosedale resident John LeRoy Marshall, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe. The flood-lighted structure is located on Mount Marty, and is most easily visible at night from the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Southwest Boulevard. A historic marker was dedicated under the arch in 1993 to honor the soldiers of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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Dates from 1920s.
Wikidata Q7368178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 10.5 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 4.2 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 9.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 4 mi
- Scarrit Point · 5 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Marty Park: 0.1 mi
- Fisher Park: 0.4 mi
- 3625 Park: 0.5 mi
- Roanoke Park: 0.8 mi
- Rosedale Park: 0.9 mi
- Harris-Kearney House: 1.6 mi
- Money Museum: 1.8 mi
- National WWI Museum and Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.0 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 2.1 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 2.2 mi
- East Building: 2.2 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 2.6 mi
- Concorde Nose: 3.1 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 3.4 mi
- Marcus Aurelius: 0.9 mi
- Rosedale: 1.0 mi
- KC Skyline Mural: 1.1 mi
- RBG: 1.3 mi
- Betty: 1.3 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 0.7 mi
- VFW Memorial: 1.3 mi
- West Port, Missouri: 1.5 mi
- The Pioneers: 1.5 mi
- John Calvin McCoy: 1.5 mi
- School Garden: 1.0 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.4 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 0.6 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 0.7 mi
- Badger Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 6.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 6.4 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Northwood Park: 9.3 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 11.6 mi
- Parma Woods Conservation Area: 12.6 mi
- Overland Park: 13.8 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 14.6 mi
- Bowler Hill: 17.0 mi
- Nebo Hill: 17.2 mi
- Minter Hill: 21.2 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 19.5 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 6.7 mi
- Delaware City: 17.0 mi
- Powell: 24.0 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.9 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 23.9 mi
- Watts Mill: 8.5 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 154° | 342 m | 21.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 313° | 336 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 136° | 330 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 54° | 291 m | 17.2 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 100° | 289 m | 23.6 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 101° | 288 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 99° | 286 m | 23.6 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 50° | 277 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/168084898
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 3 mi
- Kansas City Area · 3 mi
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Overland Park · 6 mi
- Lenexa · 10 mi
- Independence · 11 mi
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