- Elevation, modelled
- 290 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 15.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Frontier Military Historic Byway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9156, -94.6594
The Backyard is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 290 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Backyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SE 127° | 342 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bowler Hill | E 98° | 330 m | 14.4 mi |
| Minter Hill | ENE 75° | 288 m | 24.0 mi |
| Observation Bluff | W 269° | 277 m | 20.9 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 35° | 277 m | 23.8 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 14.3 mi off the Cliff Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 8 mi
- Kaw Point · 14 mi
- Scarrit Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Town Square: 0.1 mi
- Relaxation Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Ampitheatre: 0.2 mi
- Nottingham Downs Park: 0.9 mi
- Summercrest Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Shim Sham Shimmy: 0.5 mi
- I Beam Tuning Fork: 0.8 mi
- Converge: 0.9 mi
- Cloud Gate: 1.1 mi
- Leawood Fine Art Gallery: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Ali Kemp Memorial: 1.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Austin's Park Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Miller’s Wood Sports Complex: 3.2 mi
Cliffs
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 1.4 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.4 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 9.3 mi
- Badger Ridge: 9.8 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 9.8 mi
Attractions
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead: 3.5 mi
- Old Red Bridge Love Locks: 4.8 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 4.8 mi
- Concorde Nose: 7.9 mi
- East Building: 8.3 mi
Museums: 59
- Wonderscope Children Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum at Prairiefire: 2.3 mi
- Johnson County Museum: 3.8 mi
- Historic State Bank of Stanley Building: 4.3 mi
- Prairie Oak Nature Center: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 27
- Resident Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Sar-Ko-Par Trails Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.6 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- K-State Garden Gallery: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 7
- Overland Park: 3.3 mi
- Overland Park: 3.3 mi
- Bowler Hill: 14.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 15.2 mi
- Observation Bluff: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Powell: 14.2 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 16.5 mi
- West Union: 16.5 mi
- Kimpton: 20.8 mi
- Delaware City: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Swim Beach: 16.9 mi
- Swimming Beach: 18.3 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 21.4 mi
- Miola Beach: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Turkey Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 11.2 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Watts Mill: 3.4 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Pioneer Spring: 18.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Lenexa · 5 mi
- Overland Park · 5 mi
- Olathe · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 13 mi
- Kansas City Area · 13 mi
- Kansas City · 14 mi
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