A Walk in the Park
A Walk in the Park is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Greg Freeman Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- aluminium
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 6.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 6.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 7 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 10 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 15 mi
- Elk Hollow · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Greg Freeman Park: 0.2 mi
- Lucier Park: 0.4 mi
- Kingsbury Square Park: 0.5 mi
- West End Park: 0.6 mi
- Eastgate Park: 0.8 mi
- Musicians Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Edward Bates: 0.4 mi
- Robert McFerrin, Sr.: 0.6 mi
- Mary Wickes: 0.6 mi
- David Sanborn: 0.6 mi
- Robert Burns Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Bisected Circle: 0.4 mi
- Accessories to an Event: 0.4 mi
- The Shade: 0.4 mi
- Five Rudders: 0.4 mi
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 1.9 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.9 mi
- World Chess Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 0.6 mi
- The W Karaoke Lounge: 0.8 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 0.8 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 1.0 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- Clemens Garden: 0.7 mi
- Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
- Burning Kumquat: 0.8 mi
- Syracuse Garden: 0.9 mi
- Flowerbed: 1.1 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 8.5 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Little Creek: 8.7 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 2.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 1.6 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 3.2 mi
- Headwaters: 4.2 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 5.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 10.2 mi
- Art Hill: 0.6 mi
- Government Hill: 1.1 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 5.9 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 11.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 12.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 1.1 mi
- Wise Falls: 1.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 10.8 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.3 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 6.4 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Climbing Area: 20.9 mi
- Shelter bluff: 21.2 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 23.2 mi
- Broadway: 7.5 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 13.5 mi
- Wilkie: 17.5 mi
- Machens: 17.7 mi
- Times Beach: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Walk in the Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Rock | W 263° | 272 m | 24.8 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SSW 205° | 247 m | 20.2 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 236° | 237 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 238° | 205 m | 21.3 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 111° | 196 m | 13.1 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 319° | 188 m | 21.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 120° | 185 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lost Hill | WSW 241° | 183 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13031850465
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Ferguson · 7 mi
- Cahokia · 8 mi
- St. Louis County · 8 mi
- East St. Louis · 9 mi
- Granite City · 9 mi
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