Historic Liberty Jail
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Historic Liberty Jail is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Bowler Hill stands 330 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 10 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Liberty Jail is a historical jail in Liberty, Missouri, United States, which served as the county jail of Clay County, Missouri between December 1834 and 1853. The jail is known in the Latter Day Saint movement due to the imprisonment of its founder, Joseph Smith, and some of his associates during the 1838 Mormon War. The location is now a visitors’ center operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and includes an indoor cut-away reconstruction of the jail on its original site, at 216 North Main.
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Wikidata Q3850087, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 12.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 19.8 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 156.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 11 mi
- Kaw Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Ruth Ewing Park: 0.2 mi
- Lawrence "China" Slaughter Reading Park: 0.3 mi
- Arthur's Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 6.1 mi
- Threshold: 8.3 mi
- Nestle: 8.3 mi
- Divine Mercy Statue: 9.8 mi
- Giant Chair: 10.7 mi
- Nordic Chaser: 6.1 mi
- Fjörd Fjärlane: 6.1 mi
- Scandi Scrambler: 6.1 mi
- Prowler: 6.2 mi
- Viking Voyager: 6.2 mi
- Teacher's Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Veterans Monument: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Monument: 9.4 mi
- Vaile Mansion: 9.7 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 13.5 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 13.6 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 13.7 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 13.7 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 13.7 mi
- Jesse James Bank Museum: 0.1 mi
- Clay County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum: 6.4 mi
- Kearney Historic Museum: 9.1 mi
- Sugar Creek Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 6.3 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 7.8 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 10.7 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 13.3 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 3.5 mi
- Nebo Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bone Hill: 18.0 mi
- Minter Hill: 19.9 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 20.8 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Watts Mill: 23.4 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 10.8 mi
- Tryst Falls: 11.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 13.1 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 13.7 mi
- Swimming Beach: 17.2 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 14.5 mi
- Delaware City: 23.0 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 16.7 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 17.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Liberty Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler Hill | S 177° | 330 m | 25.0 mi |
| Nebo Hill | SE 127° | 291 m | 4.3 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | SE 143° | 289 m | 21.1 mi |
| Minter Hill | SSE 149° | 288 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | SE 142° | 286 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bone Hill | ESE 123° | 282 m | 18.0 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | SSE 168° | 277 m | 3.5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/92365906
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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