Taliaferro Park
Taliaferro Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Weltner Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 9.0 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 27.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 9 mi
- Scarrit Point · 10 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weltner Park: 0.6 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Park: 0.7 mi
- Harmon Park Swale: 0.7 mi
- Austin Harmon Park: 0.8 mi
- Carroll Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Wild Boar of Florence: 1.2 mi
- Homesteaders: 1.4 mi
- The Eagle: 1.7 mi
- Venetian Relief: 1.9 mi
- Gateway: 2.2 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 1.8 mi
- Concorde Nose: 2.5 mi
- East Building: 3.2 mi
- Old Red Bridge Love Locks: 5.0 mi
- Elephants: 5.0 mi
- Gateway to the Avenue of Trees Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Frank T. Riley Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Wornall Homestead - Battle of Westport: 2.5 mi
- Hinkle's Grove: 2.6 mi
- Historical Marker: 2.6 mi
- John Wornall House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Overland Park Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Johnson County Museum: 2.9 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 3.7 mi
- Greenlease Gallery: 4.0 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.3 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.7 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.7 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 4.9 mi
- Badger Ridge: 5.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- School Garden: 4.4 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area: 10.8 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 11.7 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Overland Park: 8.6 mi
- Overland Park: 8.6 mi
- Bowler Hill: 13.9 mi
- Miller Hill: 17.3 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 18.6 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 11.8 mi
- Powell: 18.7 mi
- West Union: 20.5 mi
- Delaware City: 20.8 mi
- Kimpton: 23.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 14.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 15.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 24.0 mi
- Watts Mill: 3.2 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taliaferro Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SE 145° | 342 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bowler Hill | ESE 119° | 330 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 42° | 291 m | 21.0 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 87° | 289 m | 23.5 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 87° | 288 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 86° | 286 m | 23.6 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 38° | 277 m | 18.6 mi |
| Observation Bluff | WSW 257° | 277 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 07:35 | 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, 10 mi away.
- American Robin38 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel29 obs
- Northern Cardinal26 obs
- Western Honey Bee26 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk24 obs
- Barred Owl23 obs
- Monarch22 obs
- Mourning Dove20 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 way/318127686
Day trips start here
- Overland Park · 3 mi
- Lenexa · 7 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Kansas City Area · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Olathe · 12 mi
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