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The Minor House

The Minor House from directly overhead

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. 12 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09447, -94.41997

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
Parks
Nature reserves: 20
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 12
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 182°342 m21.6 mi
Bowler HillS 174°330 m14.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 126°306 m17.7 mi
Nebo HillNNE 23°291 m8.8 mi
Monkey MountainESE 116°289 m14.2 mi
Minter HillESE 121°288 m12.1 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE 114°286 m14.1 mi
Bone HillE 87°282 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473777668564333
Precip in1.51.92.94.46.05.35.15.14.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10279107334

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