- Elevation, modelled
- 237 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob336 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cliff Drive2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1558, -94.5496
Rock Creek Park is a park in Missouri, at a modelled 237 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 2.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 295° | 336 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 156° | 330 m | 20.3 mi |
| Government Hill | WNW 302° | 324 m | 25.0 mi |
| Nebo Hill | ENE 70° | 291 m | 11.1 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 118° | 289 m | 22.3 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 121° | 288 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 117° | 286 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 99° | 282 m | 22.2 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 3.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 13.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 3 mi
- Kaw Point · 4 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sunset Park: 0.2 mi
- Garden Of Life: 0.4 mi
- North Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- Wheel Park: 1.1 mi
- Chouteau Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Divine Mercy Statue: 1.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 1.4 mi
- Constrained Chaos: 3.0 mi
- Buttons and Bovine: 3.4 mi
- Abstract Sculpture: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Honor Roll: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Monument: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Monument: 2.1 mi
- Scarritt Point: 2.7 mi
- The Colonnade: 2.9 mi
Museums
- The Rabbit hOle: 1.9 mi
- The Museum of Kansas City: 2.8 mi
- TWA Museum: 3.6 mi
- Arabia Steamboat Museum: 3.6 mi
- Airline History Museum: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- 155 mm gun M1: 3.0 mi
- Linus' Launcher: 3.4 mi
- Timberwolf: 3.4 mi
- Snoopy's Space Buggies: 3.5 mi
- Snoopy's Junction: 3.5 mi
Cliffs
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.2 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.2 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.3 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 7.7 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 22
- Northwood Park: 5.4 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 7.6 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 9.5 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 11
- Arsenal Hill: 8.2 mi
- Nebo Hill: 11.1 mi
- Minter Hill: 20.3 mi
- Bowler Hill: 20.3 mi
- Overland Park: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Line Creek Double Falls: 4.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.6 mi
- Tryst Falls: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Family Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Watts Mill: 15.1 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming Beach: 15.2 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 17.4 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Quindaro Townsite: 6.0 mi
- Delaware City: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Pioneer Spring: 8.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Kansas City Area · 4 mi
- Kansas City · 5 mi
- Independence · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 14 mi
- Lenexa · 17 mi
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