Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spider, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 4.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri. With a $5 million annual budget and approximately 75,000 visitors each year, it is Missouri's first and largest contemporary museum.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q14704420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 4.5 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 10.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 5 mi
- Scarrit Point · 5 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spider: 0.0 mi
- Bellerophon Taming Pegasus: Large Version: 0.0 mi
- Architect's Handkerchief: 0.0 mi
- Crying Giant: 0.0 mi
- Le Grande Noeud: 0.2 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 0.2 mi
- Southmoreland Park: 0.2 mi
- The Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Jeremiah Cameron Park: 0.3 mi
- Saint Luke's Field: 0.3 mi
- Steeple Of Light: 0.2 mi
- Community Christian Church: 0.2 mi
- Mill Creek Viaduct Historic Marker: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Kansas City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Harris-Kearney House: 0.5 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 1.1 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 1.2 mi
- Money Museum: 2.0 mi
- John Wornall House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 1.8 mi
- Concorde Nose: 2.0 mi
- East Building: 2.3 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 2.4 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 3.3 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 2.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.2 mi
- Badger Ridge: 3.8 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.5 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.6 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Northwood Park: 10.8 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 11.3 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 12.3 mi
- Overland Park: 13.1 mi
- Overland Park: 13.1 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 14.2 mi
- Bowler Hill: 15.0 mi
- Nebo Hill: 16.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 19.7 mi
- Angel Falls: 22.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 8.5 mi
- Delaware City: 19.0 mi
- Powell: 22.8 mi
- West Union: 24.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 25.0 mi
- Watts Mill: 7.3 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 156° | 342 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 137° | 330 m | 15.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 107° | 306 m | 24.2 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 47° | 291 m | 16.8 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 97° | 289 m | 21.8 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 99° | 288 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 96° | 286 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 80° | 282 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/132574831
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Kansas City Area · 4 mi
- Kansas City · 5 mi
- Overland Park · 6 mi
- Independence · 10 mi
- Lenexa · 10 mi
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