Hill Top Picnic Area
Hill Top Picnic Area is a picnic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Nebo Hill stands 291 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Watkins Mill Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 168 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 167.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.4 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 23.7 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 26.1 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 25 mi
- Kaw Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tryst Falls Park: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Hollow Park: 3.3 mi
- Lawson City Park: 3.8 mi
- Cardinal Complex: 4.0 mi
- Century Park: 4.2 mi
- Remembrance Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Far West Temple Site: 19.7 mi
- Teacher's Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Vaile Mansion: 22.1 mi
- War Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Mount Vernon Church: 0.8 mi
- Nordic Chaser: 19.8 mi
- Fjörd Fjärlane: 19.8 mi
- Scandi Scrambler: 19.8 mi
- Prowler: 19.8 mi
- Jesse James Birthplace: 3.2 mi
- Excelsior Springs Museum: 4.8 mi
- Kearney Historic Museum: 5.8 mi
- Historic Liberty Jail: 13.7 mi
- Jesse James Bank Museum: 13.7 mi
- Foxglove Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Blue Jay Trail Access: 9.5 mi
- Crooked River Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
- McGee Family Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 19.8 mi
- Threshold: 20.8 mi
- Nestle: 20.8 mi
- Harry S Truman: 23.1 mi
- Bertoldie Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Nebo Hill: 14.3 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 16.2 mi
- Needmore Hill: 17.6 mi
- Bone Hill: 21.6 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 0.1 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 15.7 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Tryst Falls: 2.3 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 23.4 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 5.5 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 5.9 mi
- Gabriella's Garden: 17.5 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 23.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hill Top Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo Hill | SSW 201° | 291 m | 14.3 mi |
| Needmore Hill | NNE 32° | 286 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bone Hill | SSE 162° | 282 m | 21.6 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | SSW 209° | 277 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 3E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1297816999
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 6 mi
- Independence · 23 mi
- Kansas City · 27 mi
- Kansas City Area · 27 mi
- Kansas City · 28 mi
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