- Elevation, modelled
- 316 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Miller Hill342 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Frontier Military Historic Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0209, -94.7443
Veterans' Memorial Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled 316 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The "Hands of Freedom" monument at Veterans' Memorial Park was designed by Maurice D. McMullen. It represents the hands of our many veterans striving to hold the world aloft in Freedom.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans' Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SE 135° | 342 m | 23.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 332° | 336 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bowler Hill | ESE 116° | 330 m | 20.9 mi |
| Government Hill | NNW 334° | 324 m | 24.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | WSW 251° | 318 m | 24.9 mi |
| Nebo Hill | ENE 58° | 291 m | 24.6 mi |
| Observation Bluff | WSW 245° | 277 m | 18.1 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 56° | 277 m | 21.9 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 11.4 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 21.9 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 10 mi
- Scarrit Point · 13 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
- Caenen Park: 0.8 mi
- Swarner Park: 1.1 mi
- Herman Laird Park: 1.3 mi
- John F. Lynch Park: 1.5 mi
- Johnson County Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- The 1950's All - Electric House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Legler Barn Museum: 1.0 mi
- Shawnee Town Museum: 1.3 mi
- Legler Barn Museum: 3.6 mi
- Chief Charles Bluejacket Statue: 1.2 mi
- STILL TIME: 2.7 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 2.7 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 2.7 mi
- PLANTING THE SEEDS: 2.7 mi
- AT&T Pocket Park: 2.8 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Clock Tower: 4.6 mi
- Pearl Harbor Park: 5.1 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 5.5 mi
- East Building: 6.5 mi
- Atlas 9: 7.4 mi
- Concorde Nose: 7.7 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 4.5 mi
- Badger Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 6.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 6.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 7.2 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.6 mi
- Sar-Ko-Par Trails Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- School Garden: 7.2 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 12.7 mi
- Parma Woods Conservation Area: 12.8 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 13.2 mi
- Overland Park: 11.2 mi
- Overland Park: 11.2 mi
- Observation Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Bowler Hill: 20.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 21.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 13.2 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 14.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 18.2 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 10.2 mi
- Delaware City: 15.5 mi
- Powell: 22.6 mi
- Franklin: 24.0 mi
- Watts Mill: 9.3 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 21.7 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 18.5 mi
| 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 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonner Springs, 9 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Lenexa · 5 mi
- Overland Park · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Kansas City · 10 mi
- Kansas City Area · 10 mi
- Olathe · 10 mi
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