- Elevation, modelled
- 238 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 22.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Spirit of Kansas City1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0854, -94.5860
Science City is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled 238 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Illusions, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 1.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Dates from 1999.
Wikidata Q7433498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Science City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 159° | 342 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 308° | 336 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 143° | 330 m | 17.1 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 55° | 291 m | 15.1 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 104° | 289 m | 22.4 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 106° | 288 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 103° | 286 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 86° | 282 m | 24.0 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 2.0 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 11.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 2 mi
- Scarrit Point · 3 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Museum of Illusions: 0.0 mi
- Museum of BBQ: 0.3 mi
- National WWI Museum and Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Money Museum: 0.7 mi
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Liberty Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Missouri Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- George Washington Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Gulf War Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 1.6 mi
- Breakout KC: 1.7 mi
- East Building: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 11
- Arsenal Hill: 12.4 mi
- Nebo Hill: 15.1 mi
- Overland Park: 15.7 mi
- Overland Park: 15.7 mi
- Bowler Hill: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Turkey Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 8.1 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.9 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Quindaro Townsite: 6.2 mi
- Delaware City: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming Beach: 14.3 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 1 mi
- Kansas City Area · 1 mi
- Kansas City · 3 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Independence · 9 mi
- Lenexa · 12 mi
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