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Neale Peterson Park

Neale Peterson Park from directly overhead

Neale Peterson Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kathy Lyon Flora Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 6.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.01723, -94.63122

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kathy Lyon Flora Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hiawassee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Peetwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Schliffke Park: 0.8 mi
  • Wassmer Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Pearl Harbor Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gateway to the Avenue of Trees Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Bent & Ward Houses: 1.8 mi
  • Battle of Westport Action on the Third Day: 2.1 mi
  • Wornall Homestead - Battle of Westport: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 27
  • Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Rosedale Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.3 mi
  • School Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 10
  • Overland Park: 10.5 mi
  • Overland Park: 10.5 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Miller Hill: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Swimming Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 12.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Neale Peterson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillSSE 147°342 m19.4 mi
Bowler HillSE 125°330 m15.6 mi
Nebo HillNE 48°291 m19.9 mi
Monkey MountainE 92°289 m24.1 mi
Minter HillE 93°288 m21.7 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointE 91°286 m24.2 mi
Arsenal HillNE 44°277 m17.4 mi
Observation BluffWSW 251°277 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646576777817971584535
Precip in1.01.52.13.95.15.34.44.73.83.21.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 8 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel33 obs
  • Northern Cardinal26 obs
  • House Sparrow26 obs
  • American Robin25 obs
  • House Finch22 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail20 obs
  • Monarch20 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk18 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/318127687

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