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The French and the Lewis & Clark Expedition

The French and the Lewis & Clark Expedition from directly overhead

The French and the Lewis & Clark Expedition is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ermine Case Junior Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Spirit of Kansas City runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.10511, -94.59202

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ermine Case Junior Park: 0.0 mi
  • West Terrace Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tom and Patty Sweeny Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mulkey Square Park: 0.5 mi
  • City Market Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 21
  • Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Northwood Park: 6.8 mi
  • Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 10.2 mi
  • Heartland Overlook Preserve: 10.3 mi
  • Willow Brooke Park: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Arsenal Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Overland Park: 16.9 mi
  • Overland Park: 16.9 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Swim Beach: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 9.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The French and the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 159°342 m23.9 mi
Pilot KnobNW 306°336 m22.7 mi
Bowler HillSE 145°330 m18.4 mi
Nebo HillENE 60°291 m14.6 mi
Monkey MountainESE 107°289 m23.0 mi
Minter HillESE 110°288 m20.8 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE 106°286 m23.0 mi
Bone HillE 90°282 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1717:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646576777817971584535
Precip in1.01.52.13.95.15.34.44.73.83.21.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13908834889

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