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Lone Jack Civil War Museum

Lone Jack Civil War Museum from directly overhead

Lone Jack Civil War Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Lone Jack, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Old Trails Road passes 18 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lone Jack Historical Society
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.86566, -94.17315

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Blue and Gray Park: 3.3 mi
  • Goppert Fitness Park: 5.7 mi
  • Children's Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Stone Creek Nature Trail: 6.3 mi
  • Van Park Soccer Complex: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Dining Bell: 9.9 mi
  • Diamond Mural: 11.2 mi
  • Iron Tumbleweed Statue: 11.5 mi
  • Bag Statue: 11.6 mi
  • Dual Aspirations: 11.6 mi
Attractions
Cliffs
Museums: 25
  • Oak Grove Historic Society: 9.8 mi
  • Lee's Summit History Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Blue Springs Historical Society: 12.1 mi
  • Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Grandview Train Museum: 19.3 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Minter Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 10.1 mi
  • Schindorff Hill: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 14
  • Children's Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Butterfly Meadow: 7.1 mi
  • Heartland Harvest Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Fountain Garden: 7.2 mi
  • East Lawn: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Jack Civil War Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillWSW 248°342 m15.2 mi
Bowler HillW 277°330 m12.0 mi
Brookhart HillSSW 210°309 m19.1 mi
Kohler HillSSW 202°307 m16.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 11°306 m5.5 mi
Wagon KnobENE 64°305 m12.7 mi
Staley MoundS 187°299 m11.1 mi
Schindorff HillSSW 196°297 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5220:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303445556574787769574434
Precip in1.41.82.94.25.85.34.74.44.43.42.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant Hill WFO, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/223215163

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