Merriam Parks and Recreation
Merriam Parks and Recreation is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 275 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is PLANTING THE SEEDS, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 275 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 9.1 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 22.9 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 8 mi
- Scarrit Point · 10 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 0.0 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 0.0 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 0.0 mi
- STILL TIME: 0.2 mi
- MOTHERHOOD: 0.7 mi
- Werner Park: 0.1 mi
- Werner Park: 0.1 mi
- Campbell Park: 0.4 mi
- Waterfall Park: 0.6 mi
- Merriam Historic Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- AT&T Pocket Park: 1.8 mi
- Pearl Harbor Park: 2.4 mi
- Clock Tower: 3.0 mi
- Shawnee Town Museum: 1.4 mi
- Overland Park Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Johnson County Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- The 1950's All - Electric House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Legler Barn Museum: 3.6 mi
- Badger Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.4 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 4.4 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 6.4 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 6.9 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 3.5 mi
- East Building: 3.8 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Concorde Nose: 5.1 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 7.2 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- School Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Sar-Ko-Par Trails Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
- Northwood Park: 12.4 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 12.6 mi
- Overland Park: 10.8 mi
- Overland Park: 10.8 mi
- Bowler Hill: 18.7 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 19.6 mi
- Observation Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 14.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.4 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 9.1 mi
- Delaware City: 16.4 mi
- Powell: 22.0 mi
- West Union: 24.2 mi
- Watts Mill: 7.5 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 19.1 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merriam Parks and Recreation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SE 140° | 342 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 326° | 336 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bowler Hill | ESE 120° | 330 m | 18.7 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 55° | 291 m | 22.3 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 52° | 277 m | 19.6 mi |
| Observation Bluff | WSW 247° | 277 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal32 obs
- House Sparrow32 obs
- Amur honeysuckle28 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel25 obs
- House Finch23 obs
- Downy Woodpecker22 obs
- field bindweed21 obs
- Black Swallowtail21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358644580
Day trips start here
- Overland Park · 3 mi
- Lenexa · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 7 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Kansas City Area · 8 mi
- Olathe · 12 mi
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