The Main Parade
The Main Parade is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the south-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mormon Battalion, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Around this Parade Ground were erected, beginning in 1827 the first crude permanent buildings of Old Cantonment Leavenworth. The site was selected by Colonel Henry Leavenworth and the planning and construction of the necessary building was...
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 162.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 23 mi
- Scarrit Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parade Field: 0.1 mi
- Zais Park: 0.1 mi
- Dragoon Glen: 0.3 mi
- Bob Dougherty Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- North Esplanade Park: 2.2 mi
- The Mormon Battalion: 0.0 mi
- Dragoon Barracks: 0.0 mi
- Grant: 0.1 mi
- Old Stone Wall: 0.1 mi
- Old Blockhouse: 0.1 mi
- Frontier Army Museum: 0.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Center: 0.8 mi
- First City Museum: 2.7 mi
- C W Parker Carousel Museum: 2.7 mi
- National Fred Harvey Museum: 3.0 mi
- Concrete Steam Engine: 2.6 mi
- Concrete Covered Wagon: 2.8 mi
- Molten Swing: 11.4 mi
- United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 13.9 mi
- Dragon Statue: 16.9 mi
- Kickapoo Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Oak Mills Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Humphrey Access: 5.7 mi
- Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Schimmel City Access: 6.9 mi
- Wagner Point: 1.2 mi
- Hancock Hill: 1.5 mi
- Government Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.1 mi
- Atlas 9: 17.5 mi
- Sallie House: 18.0 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Breakout KC: 24.6 mi
- 155 mm gun M1: 24.8 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 19.5 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 24.8 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 25.0 mi
- Delaware City: 9.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 13.3 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 19.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 7.4 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 19.5 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 10.9 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 10.9 mi
- Bell Point: 1.4 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Main Parade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSW 193° | 336 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NW 312° | 331 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wagner Point | W 271° | 326 m | 1.2 mi |
| Government Hill | WSW 243° | 324 m | 1.7 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | W 265° | 322 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5794857391
Day trips start here
- Weston · 4 mi
- Atchison · 18 mi
- Kansas City · 23 mi
- Kansas City · 25 mi
- Kansas City Area · 25 mi
- Lenexa · 29 mi
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