First City Museum
First City Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 238 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the south-southwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is National Fred Harvey Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 238 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 0.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 160.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 22 mi
- Scarrit Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- First City Field: 0.5 mi
- Union Park: 0.5 mi
- South Esplanade Park: 0.6 mi
- Leavenworth Landing Park: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.7 mi
- Concrete Steam Engine: 0.6 mi
- Concrete Covered Wagon: 0.7 mi
- Molten Swing: 10.8 mi
- United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 13.4 mi
- Dragon Statue: 14.3 mi
- Lamp of Knowledge: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Monument: 2.0 mi
- BG Benjamin H. Grierson: 2.0 mi
- General Roscoe Robinson Jr.: 2.0 mi
- General Colin L. Powell: 2.0 mi
- National Fred Harvey Museum: 0.4 mi
- C W Parker Carousel Museum: 0.6 mi
- Leavenworth County Historical Society Carroll House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Lewis and Clark Center: 1.9 mi
- Frontier Army Museum: 2.3 mi
- Kickapoo Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Schimmel City Access: 5.7 mi
- Humphrey Access: 5.9 mi
- Oak Mills Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 18.3 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 22.7 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 23.1 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Atlas 9: 15.1 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 18.9 mi
- Sallie House: 20.1 mi
- Breakout KC: 22.9 mi
- 155 mm gun M1: 23.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 1.6 mi
- Government Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wagner Point: 2.9 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hancock Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bell Point: 3.4 mi
- Badger Ridge: 22.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 23.9 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 23.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 24.2 mi
- Angel Falls: 4.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 18.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Delaware City: 7.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 14.7 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 17.9 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 13.1 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 13.1 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First City Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSW 212° | 336 m | 1.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNW 345° | 331 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wagner Point | NNW 338° | 326 m | 2.9 mi |
| Government Hill | NW 323° | 324 m | 2.4 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | NW 323° | 322 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/621288299
Day trips start here
- Weston · 7 mi
- Atchison · 20 mi
- Kansas City · 21 mi
- Kansas City · 24 mi
- Kansas City Area · 24 mi
- Lenexa · 27 mi
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