The Minor House
The Minor House is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 5.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic house in Independence, Missouri, United States.
Wikidata Q136448897, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 7.7 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 17.9 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 18.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 7 mi
- Kaw Point · 10 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- National Frontier Trails Museum: 0.1 mi
- Truman Home: 0.2 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum: 0.3 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Bertoldie Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Harry S Truman: 0.2 mi
- UN Peace Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 2.3 mi
- Frank White: 4.3 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 0.3 mi
- Mamba: 6.4 mi
- Fury Of The Nile: 6.4 mi
- Lucy's Tugboat: 6.5 mi
- Pigpen's Petting Farm: 6.5 mi
- Campus Park: 0.4 mi
- Temple Lot: 0.5 mi
- Young Park: 0.5 mi
- UN Peace Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Stover Park: 0.6 mi
- First Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- They Carried The Torch of Freedom: 0.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- The City of Independence Veterans Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 3.9 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.0 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.2 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 4.3 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 4.7 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 10.8 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 8.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 8.3 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 7.3 mi
- Nebo Hill: 8.8 mi
- Minter Hill: 12.1 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 14.1 mi
- Monkey Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Watts Mill: 14.5 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 7.4 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 23.0 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 12.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Tryst Falls: 20.8 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 13.6 mi
- Delaware City: 24.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 0.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Minor House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | S 182° | 342 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bowler Hill | S 174° | 330 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 126° | 306 m | 17.7 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 23° | 291 m | 8.8 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 116° | 289 m | 14.2 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 121° | 288 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 114° | 286 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 87° | 282 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10279107334
Day trips start here
- Independence · 0 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Kansas City Area · 9 mi
- Kansas City · 11 mi
- Lee's Summit · 12 mi
- Overland Park · 16 mi
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