The Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Monument
The Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Monument is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is City Employees' Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 0.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 0.9 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 11.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 2 mi
- Scarrit Point · 2 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- City Employees' Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Bill Of Rights Monument: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Jackson: 0.2 mi
- The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association: 0.2 mi
- Ilus W. Davis Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Community Bookshelf: 0.4 mi
- Mark Twain: 0.5 mi
- The Needle: 0.6 mi
- Art Alley: 0.7 mi
- UMB Greenspace: 0.2 mi
- Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Rooftop Park: 0.3 mi
- Rooftop Park: 0.3 mi
- Kemp Park: 0.4 mi
- The Box Gallery: 0.2 mi
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Arabia Steamboat Museum: 0.6 mi
- American Jazz Museum: 1.1 mi
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: 1.1 mi
- Breakout KC: 0.7 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 1.1 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 1.4 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 2.4 mi
- East Building: 5.4 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 3.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.0 mi
- Badger Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 5.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 5.3 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 0.5 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Northwood Park: 7.3 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 10.9 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 11.3 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 11.4 mi
- Nebo Hill: 14.1 mi
- Overland Park: 16.9 mi
- Overland Park: 16.9 mi
- Bowler Hill: 17.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 7.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 22.8 mi
- Tryst Falls: 24.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 14.4 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 21.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 24.9 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 5.7 mi
- Delaware City: 17.0 mi
- Watts Mill: 11.2 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 161° | 342 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 305° | 336 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 146° | 330 m | 17.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | ENE 58° | 291 m | 14.1 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 107° | 289 m | 22.3 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 110° | 288 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 106° | 286 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 89° | 282 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:17 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12439503671
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 0 mi
- Kansas City Area · 0 mi
- Kansas City · 3 mi
- Independence · 9 mi
- Overland Park · 10 mi
- Lenexa · 13 mi
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