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Truman Boyhood Home

Truman Boyhood Home from directly overhead

Truman Boyhood Home is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Truman House, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 4.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09650, -94.42693

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Artworks
  • Bertoldie Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • UN Peace Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Harry S Truman: 0.6 mi
  • Andrew Drumm: 2.7 mi
  • Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 4.2 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 20
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 12
  • Arsenal Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Minter Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 14.4 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 0.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Truman Boyhood Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 181°342 m21.8 mi
Bowler HillS 173°330 m14.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 126°306 m18.1 mi
Nebo HillNNE 26°291 m8.8 mi
Monkey MountainESE 115°289 m14.6 mi
Minter HillESE 121°288 m12.5 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE 114°286 m14.4 mi
Bone HillE 87°282 m15.4 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 50–80 °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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10284219362

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