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1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum

1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum from directly overhead

1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Cliff Drive passes 5.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09347, -94.41541

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Harry S Truman: 0.1 mi
  • Bertoldie Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • UN Peace Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Andrew Drumm: 2.1 mi
  • Frank White: 4.5 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Young Park: 0.3 mi
  • Curtis Park: 0.4 mi
  • Campus Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bingham-Waggoner Estate: 0.6 mi
  • Temple Lot: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 12
  • Arsenal Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Minter Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 13.8 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 20.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 0.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 183°342 m21.6 mi
Bowler HillS 175°330 m14.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 126°306 m17.4 mi
Nebo HillNNE 21°291 m8.7 mi
Monkey MountainESE 116°289 m13.9 mi
Minter HillESE 122°288 m11.9 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE 114°286 m13.8 mi
Bone HillE 86°282 m14.8 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.

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