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Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum

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Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Shoal Heritage Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 6.5 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Gladstone

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21278, -94.53100

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Shoal Heritage Area: 0.1 mi
  • Hidden Hollow Park: 0.7 mi
  • Brookhill Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Creek Meadows: 1.0 mi
  • Happy Rock Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • 155 mm gun M1: 2.1 mi
  • Patriot: 3.4 mi
  • Skyliner: 3.4 mi
  • Spinning Dragons: 3.5 mi
  • SteelHawk: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Teacher's Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Honor Roll: 5.2 mi
  • Scarritt Point: 6.7 mi
Artworks
  • Nestle: 2.2 mi
  • Threshold: 2.3 mi
  • Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 3.5 mi
  • Divine Mercy Statue: 3.9 mi
  • Giant Chair: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 24
  • Willow Brooke Park: 4.0 mi
  • Northwood Park: 5.6 mi
  • Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 6.5 mi
  • Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
  • Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 19
Peaks: 14
  • Arsenal Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Minter Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Bone Hill: 22.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 21.6 mi
  • Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 22.1 mi
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 22.8 mi
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 22.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 10.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobWNW 285°336 m22.5 mi
Hancock HillWNW 297°331 m24.4 mi
Bowler HillSSE 162°330 m23.6 mi
Wagner PointWNW 294°326 m24.0 mi
Government HillWNW 292°324 m24.1 mi
Sentinel HillWNW 293°322 m24.7 mi
Nebo HillE 91°291 m9.4 mi
Monkey MountainSE 127°289 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:49
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646576777817971584535
Precip in1.01.52.13.95.15.34.44.73.83.21.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3370992134

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