Woodson House
Woodson House is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Line at Railroad Cut, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 4.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic house in Independence, Missouri, United States.
Wikidata Q136451662, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 7.0 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 17.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 6 mi
- Kaw Point · 10 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maple Forest Community Park: 0.4 mi
- UN Peace Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Temple Lot: 0.5 mi
- Crysler Park: 0.6 mi
- Campus Park: 0.7 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Truman Home: 0.8 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 0.9 mi
- National Frontier Trails Museum: 0.9 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse: 1.1 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- Mamba: 6.4 mi
- Fury Of The Nile: 6.5 mi
- Lucy's Tugboat: 6.5 mi
- Pigpen's Petting Farm: 6.5 mi
- UN Peace Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Bertoldie Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Harry S Truman: 1.1 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 2.7 mi
- Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 3.3 mi
- Battle Line at Railroad Cut: 0.2 mi
- Truman House: 0.8 mi
- Truman Boyhood Home: 0.8 mi
- First Christian Church: 0.9 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 0.9 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 7.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 7.3 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 3.0 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 3.2 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 3.3 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 3.6 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 3.8 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 6.5 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 8.1 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 7.9 mi
- Nebo Hill: 9.6 mi
- Minter Hill: 12.6 mi
- Bowler Hill: 13.9 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 14.6 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Watts Mill: 13.5 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Swimming Beach: 7.5 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 23.1 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 23.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 12.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Tryst Falls: 21.6 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 13.0 mi
- Delaware City: 24.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 1.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | S 180° | 342 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bowler Hill | S 171° | 330 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 123° | 306 m | 18.1 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 26° | 291 m | 9.6 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 112° | 289 m | 14.7 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 117° | 288 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 111° | 286 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 85° | 282 m | 16.0 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 | 19:17 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5297244947
Day trips start here
- Independence · 1 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Kansas City Area · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 10 mi
- Lee's Summit · 12 mi
- Overland Park · 15 mi
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