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Black Archives Of Mid-America

Black Archives Of Mid-America from directly overhead

Black Archives Of Mid-America 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 Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 1.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

archive organization in Kansas City, United States

Dates from 1974.

Wikidata Q30265671, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09230, -94.56141

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • The Parade: 0.1 mi
  • Blues Park: 0.4 mi
  • Paseo Green Park: 0.5 mi
  • Neighborhood Park at 2413 Woodland: 0.6 mi
  • Prospect Plaza Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Charlie Parker Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Salvatore Grisafe Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Rev. John W. Williams Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Kansas City Workhouse: 0.3 mi
  • Richard Thomas Coles: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 12
  • Arsenal Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Overland Park: 16.6 mi
  • Overland Park: 16.6 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Angel Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Swimming Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 8.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 162°342 m22.5 mi
Pilot KnobNW 305°336 m24.6 mi
Bowler HillSSE 148°330 m16.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 115°306 m24.2 mi
Nebo HillNE 53°291 m13.7 mi
Monkey MountainESE 106°289 m21.2 mi
Minter HillESE 109°288 m19.0 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointESE 105°286 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1717:00

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/178551379

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