American Jazz Museum
American Jazz Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is American Jazz Walk of Fame, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 1.1 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The American Jazz Museum is located in the 18th and Vine historic district of Kansas City, Missouri. The museum preserves the history of American jazz music, especially Kansas City jazz music, with exhibits including Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Big Joe Turner, Thelonious Monk, and Etta James. The Blue Room is a jazz club which holds live performances multiple nights each week. The museum also runs youth cultural programs, including youth jazz ensembles, lessons, camps, and visual storytelling sessions.
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Wikidata Q2686162, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 1.2 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 12.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 2 mi
- Kaw Point · 3 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 0.0 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 1.2 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 1.6 mi
- Breakout KC: 1.8 mi
- East Building: 5.2 mi
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: 0.0 mi
- Black Archives Of Mid-America: 0.1 mi
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- Museum of BBQ: 1.2 mi
- The Box Gallery: 1.3 mi
- Charlie Parker Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Salvatore Grisafe Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Kansas City Workhouse: 0.3 mi
- Richard Thomas Coles: 0.3 mi
- Rev. John W. Williams Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Parade: 0.2 mi
- Blues Park: 0.5 mi
- Paseo Green Park: 0.6 mi
- Neighborhood Park at 2413 Woodland: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Plaza Park: 0.8 mi
- Art Alley: 0.8 mi
- Sending Love: 0.9 mi
- Ilus W. Davis Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Buttons and Bovine: 1.1 mi
- Shiva: 1.2 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 4.0 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.0 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.2 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.2 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 1.6 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 2.0 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Northwood Park: 8.3 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 9.2 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 11.1 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 11.2 mi
- Nebo Hill: 13.8 mi
- Overland Park: 16.5 mi
- Overland Park: 16.5 mi
- Bowler Hill: 16.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 8.0 mi
- Angel Falls: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 22.8 mi
- Tryst Falls: 24.8 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 6.8 mi
- Delaware City: 18.1 mi
- Watts Mill: 10.6 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.3 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 21.8 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Jazz Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 162° | 342 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 306° | 336 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 147° | 330 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 115° | 306 m | 24.2 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 53° | 291 m | 13.8 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 106° | 289 m | 21.3 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 109° | 288 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 105° | 286 m | 21.2 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1916518832
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 1 mi
- Kansas City Area · 1 mi
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Independence · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 10 mi
- Lenexa · 13 mi
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