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Black Archives Museum

Black Archives Museum from directly overhead

Black Archives Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Joseph Museums, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
St. Joseph Museums

How to reach it

Coordinates39.77604, -94.80838

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mark Youndahl Urban Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
  • France Park: 1.1 mi
  • Corby Grove: 1.2 mi
  • Noyes Field: 1.3 mi
  • Parkway A: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 8
  • Walter Cronkite Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • St. Joseph Missouri: 2.5 mi
  • Krug Castle: 2.6 mi
  • Pony Express Hill Figure: 2.9 mi
  • Fort Smtih: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Pony Express Monument: 2.2 mi
  • President Lincoln Mural: 2.4 mi
  • Tall Oak: 14.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 14.9 mi
  • Amelia Earhart: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 2.5 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 13.0 mi
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 14.9 mi
  • Sallie House: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 20.7 mi
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 293°357 m20.7 mi
King HillSW 214°323 m4.8 mi
Peach Tree PeakNW 318°20 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:31
June solstice05:5220:1120:51
September equinox07:0818:4219:18
December solstice07:3816:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273243546574787567554231
Precip in0.71.02.13.74.94.74.73.83.22.81.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph Rosecrans MEM AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13654017478

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