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Patee House

Patee House from directly overhead

Patee House is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse James Home Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Dates from 1858.

Wikidata Q2056666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.75579, -94.84507

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Patee Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mitchell Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lewis Park: 0.3 mi
  • John Lucas Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Civic Center Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Historic sites: 8
  • St. Joseph Missouri: 0.2 mi
  • Pony Express Hill Figure: 1.4 mi
  • Fort Smtih: 1.5 mi
  • Krug Castle: 2.9 mi
  • Walter Cronkite Memorial: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 6
  • President Lincoln Mural: 0.8 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Tall Oak: 13.1 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 13.1 mi
  • Amelia Earhart: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 0.2 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 11.3 mi
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 13.1 mi
  • Sallie House: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 19.6 mi
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patee House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 299°357 m19.5 mi
King HillSSW 196°323 m2.6 mi
Peach Tree PeakNW 325°20 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5220:1120:52
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3816:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273243546574787567554231
Precip in0.71.02.13.74.94.74.73.83.22.81.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph Rosecrans MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000414OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Patee, John, House, reference 66000414, listed 10/15/66.

OpenStreetMap element way/760228978

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