Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area
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- Elevation, modelled
- 270 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Frontier Military Historic Byway2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8304, -94.6387
Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled 270 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilderness Lake Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | ESE 107° | 342 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bowler Hill | ENE 73° | 330 m | 13.7 mi |
| Brookhart Hill | SE 132° | 309 m | 20.9 mi |
| Kohler Hill | SE 124° | 307 m | 22.7 mi |
| Herrell Hill | SSE 153° | 299 m | 22.6 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | SSE 157° | 299 m | 22.9 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | ESE 110° | 297 m | 23.5 mi |
| Snowball Hill | SE 134° | 295 m | 20.6 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 19.6 mi off the Cliff Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 3 mi
- Kaw Point · 20 mi
- Scarrit Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilderness Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- Stanley Nature Park: 1.0 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.4 mi
- Camp Branch Glade: 1.5 mi
- Green Meadows Park: 1.7 mi
- Elephant Taking A Bath: 1.8 mi
- Grazing Giraffes: 1.8 mi
- Two frogs by Elliott Carlson: 3.4 mi
- Geometric stratum by Tom Brewitz: 3.4 mi
- Little scoundrel: 3.4 mi
- Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport: 4.4 mi
- Miller’s Wood Sports Complex: 4.5 mi
- Quantrill's Raids and the Military Road 1862: 4.5 mi
- Austin's Park Memorial: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead: 4.8 mi
- Old Red Bridge Love Locks: 7.5 mi
- M101: 9.8 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 10.7 mi
- Concorde Nose: 13.2 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 7.3 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 11.1 mi
- Bethany Falls & Winterset Limestone Outcrops: 11.7 mi
- Normal Fault in cliff: 11.8 mi
- Normal Fault in cliff: 11.9 mi
- Prairie Oak Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Oxford School: 2.1 mi
- Historic State Bank of Stanley Building: 2.5 mi
- Museum at Prairiefire: 3.6 mi
- Wonderscope Children Museum: 5.3 mi
- Resident Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Bee Garden: 9.6 mi
- Monarch Garden: 9.6 mi
- Bird Garden: 9.6 mi
- Pollinator Prarie: 9.6 mi
- Overland Park: 3.3 mi
- Overland Park: 3.3 mi
- Miller Hill: 11.5 mi
- Bowler Hill: 13.7 mi
- Snowball Hill: 20.6 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 13.7 mi
- Hillsdale Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 22.2 mi
- Powell: 8.3 mi
- West Union: 10.7 mi
- Kimpton: 16.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 22.4 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 18.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.9 mi
- Miola Beach: 20.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 20.2 mi
- Watts Mill: 7.9 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 11.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olathe Johnson CO Executive AP, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Lenexa · 10 mi
- Olathe · 10 mi
- Overland Park · 11 mi
- Lee's Summit · 16 mi
- Kansas City · 19 mi
- Kansas City Area · 19 mi
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