Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 23 miles off. Cliff Drive passes 5.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Missouri, United States
Wikidata Q27896913, matched on coordinates and name (54 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 7.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 17.7 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 19.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 7 mi
- Kaw Point · 10 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vaile Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.4 mi
- Bicentennial Time Capsule: 0.4 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church: 0.7 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 0.4 mi
- Stover Park: 0.4 mi
- Dickinson Park: 0.7 mi
- Young Park: 1.0 mi
- Curtis Park: 1.1 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- Mamba: 5.7 mi
- Fury Of The Nile: 5.8 mi
- Boomerang: 5.8 mi
- Lucy's Tugboat: 5.8 mi
- 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum: 1.0 mi
- Truman Home: 1.0 mi
- National Frontier Trails Museum: 1.0 mi
- Pioneer Spring Cabin: 1.0 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Harry S Truman: 1.0 mi
- Bertoldie Memorial: 1.0 mi
- UN Peace Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 3.0 mi
- Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 5.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.8 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 4.8 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.8 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 4.8 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 4.8 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 8.4 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 9.1 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 6.3 mi
- Nebo Hill: 7.9 mi
- Minter Hill: 12.5 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 14.3 mi
- Monkey Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Watts Mill: 15.3 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 8.1 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.0 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 22.1 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 12.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Tryst Falls: 19.9 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 13.5 mi
- Delaware City: 24.7 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 1.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vaile Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | S 182° | 342 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bowler Hill | S 175° | 330 m | 15.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 129° | 306 m | 18.1 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 25° | 291 m | 7.9 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 119° | 289 m | 14.4 mi |
| Minter Hill | SE 125° | 288 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 118° | 286 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 90° | 282 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/543829497
Day trips start here
- Independence · 1 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Kansas City Area · 9 mi
- Kansas City · 11 mi
- Lee's Summit · 13 mi
- Overland Park · 16 mi
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