The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Countryside Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 5.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum in Kansas City, U.S.
Dates from 1982.
Wikidata Q14704454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 5.5 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 9.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 6 mi
- Scarrit Point · 6 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Countryside Park: 0.1 mi
- Linda Hall Library Arboretum: 0.2 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.5 mi
- Frank Theis Mall: 0.6 mi
- Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Kinerk Commons: 0.5 mi
- McGhee's Charge: 0.6 mi
- The French and the Osage: 0.6 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- John Wornall House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Harris-Kearney House: 1.6 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola: 0.5 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 0.5 mi
- Faun: 0.6 mi
- Beggar: 0.6 mi
- Angel Playing Flute: 0.6 mi
- Concorde Nose: 1.3 mi
- East Building: 2.3 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 2.7 mi
- Trumpeter Swans: 3.3 mi
- North American River Otters: 3.3 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 2.7 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.9 mi
- Badger Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Wea Shale Outcrop?: 4.3 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 4.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- School Garden: 2.2 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 11.5 mi
- Northwood Park: 11.8 mi
- Overland Park: 12.2 mi
- Overland Park: 12.2 mi
- Bowler Hill: 14.1 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 14.9 mi
- Nebo Hill: 17.4 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 9.5 mi
- Delaware City: 19.9 mi
- Powell: 21.7 mi
- West Union: 23.2 mi
- Kimpton: 24.5 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 19.1 mi
- Angel Falls: 23.3 mi
- Watts Mill: 6.3 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.5 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 155° | 342 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 134° | 330 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 105° | 306 m | 23.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 44° | 291 m | 17.4 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 94° | 289 m | 21.5 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 96° | 288 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 93° | 286 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bone Hill | ENE 77° | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/514735305
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 5 mi
- Kansas City Area · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 6 mi
- Overland Park · 6 mi
- Independence · 10 mi
- Lenexa · 10 mi
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