Clay County Historical Museum
Clay County Historical Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Bowler Hill stands 330 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 10.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
organization in Missouri, US
Dates from 1963.
Wikidata Q16258511, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 12.3 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 19.8 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 156.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 11 mi
- Kaw Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Church Park: 0.1 mi
- Lawrence "China" Slaughter Reading Park: 0.1 mi
- Ruth Ewing Park: 0.3 mi
- Arthur's Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Threshold: 8.2 mi
- Nestle: 8.3 mi
- Divine Mercy Statue: 9.7 mi
- Bertoldie Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Nordic Chaser: 6.0 mi
- Fjörd Fjärlane: 6.0 mi
- Scandi Scrambler: 6.0 mi
- Prowler: 6.0 mi
- Viking Voyager: 6.1 mi
- Teacher's Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Veterans Monument: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Monument: 9.4 mi
- Vaile Mansion: 9.6 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 13.4 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 13.4 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 13.6 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 13.6 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 13.6 mi
- Jesse James Bank Museum: 0.1 mi
- Historic Liberty Jail: 0.1 mi
- Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum: 6.4 mi
- Sugar Creek Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Kearney Historic Museum: 9.3 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 7.8 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 10.7 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 13.2 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 3.4 mi
- Nebo Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bone Hill: 17.9 mi
- Minter Hill: 19.8 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 20.7 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Watts Mill: 23.3 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 10.7 mi
- Tryst Falls: 11.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 13.3 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 13.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 17.1 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 14.4 mi
- Delaware City: 23.0 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 16.8 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 17.4 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clay County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler Hill | S 177° | 330 m | 24.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | SE 125° | 291 m | 4.2 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | SE 142° | 289 m | 21.0 mi |
| Minter Hill | SSE 148° | 288 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | SE 142° | 286 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bone Hill | ESE 123° | 282 m | 17.9 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | SSE 167° | 277 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 3E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1076435549
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 9 mi
- Independence · 11 mi
- Kansas City · 13 mi
- Kansas City Area · 13 mi
- Kansas City · 14 mi
- Lee's Summit · 23 mi
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