- Elevation, modelled
- 255 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Frontier Military Historic Byway5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8903, -94.5823
Brown Recreation Area is a park in Missouri, at a modelled 255 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Saeger Woods Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Jackson County Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SE 133° | 342 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bowler Hill | E 91° | 330 m | 10.1 mi |
| Brookhart Hill | SE 146° | 309 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kohler Hill | SE 137° | 307 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | E 81° | 306 m | 23.3 mi |
| Staley Mound | ESE 121° | 299 m | 24.3 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | ESE 123° | 297 m | 22.6 mi |
| Snowball Hill | SSE 148° | 295 m | 21.9 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 15.1 mi off the Cliff Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 9 mi
- Kaw Point · 16 mi
- Scarrit Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jerry Smith Park: 1.0 mi
- Santa Fe Trace Park: 1.2 mi
- Klapmeyer Park: 1.5 mi
- Carl Migliazzo City Park: 1.8 mi
- Valley Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Statue of Saint Teresa: 1.7 mi
- Ali Kemp Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport: 3.5 mi
- Ruskin Heights Tornado Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Old Red Bridge Love Locks: 2.5 mi
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead: 6.6 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 7.6 mi
- Fennec Fox: 8.2 mi
- Caracal: 8.3 mi
Artworks
- Hygeia: 2.5 mi
- Leawood Fine Art Gallery: 3.4 mi
- Monarchs Cow Parade: 3.5 mi
- The Boy Scout by Robert Tait McKenzie: 3.6 mi
- Cloud Gate: 3.6 mi
Cliffs
Museums: 59
- Grandview Train Museum: 2.7 mi
- Truman Farm Home: 2.9 mi
- Oxford School: 3.1 mi
- Prairie Oak Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Museum at Prairiefire: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 27
- Resident Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 8.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 9.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 17
- Overland Park: 5.1 mi
- Overland Park: 5.1 mi
- Bowler Hill: 10.1 mi
- Miller Hill: 10.9 mi
- Minter Hill: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 4
- Powell: 12.0 mi
- West Union: 13.6 mi
- Kimpton: 16.6 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Turkey Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 14.6 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming Beach: 15.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.1 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Watts Mill: 3.7 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Pioneer Spring: 16.8 mi
| 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 | 07:34 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Lenexa · 9 mi
- Lee's Summit · 11 mi
- Olathe · 12 mi
- Kansas City · 14 mi
- Kansas City Area · 14 mi
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