- Elevation, modelled
- 158 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Frisco Hill247 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66 - MO0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6062, -90.2549
Alexander von Humboldt is a artwork in Missouri, at a modelled 158 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagner, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.8 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Dedicated 24 November 1878
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alexander von Humboldt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 216° | 247 m | 18.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 249° | 237 m | 17.4 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 186° | 218 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 248° | 205 m | 22.0 mi |
| Clarks Mound | E 101° | 196 m | 10.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 116° | 185 m | 21.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 63° | 182 m | 15.0 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 70° | 174 m | 20.0 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.4 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 4.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 4.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 4 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 11 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 16 mi
- Elk Hollow · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben: 0.2 mi
- William Shakespeare: 0.2 mi
- Recumbent Stags: 0.2 mi
- Recumbent Stags: 0.2 mi
- George Engelmann: 0.4 mi
- Tower Grove Park: 0.2 mi
- Flora Place Park: 0.6 mi
- McDonald Park: 0.6 mi
- Ritz Park: 0.7 mi
- Paul Kohl Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dorothy Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hidden Alley Ranch: 0.4 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Emerson Conservatory: 0.6 mi
- Brightside Demo Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sachs Museum: 0.4 mi
- Magic Chef Mansion: 1.1 mi
- Neon Museum of Saint Louis: 1.7 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.8 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 1.8 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
- Compton Hill Water Tower: 1.1 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 2.2 mi
- Lafayette Park House: 2.2 mi
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 2.2 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 10.5 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 10.8 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 10.9 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 0.3 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 0.4 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 0.4 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 0.5 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 0.5 mi
- Headwaters: 0.6 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 2.4 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 4.9 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Government Hill: 2.6 mi
- Art Hill: 3.1 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 4.5 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 7.9 mi
- Clarks Mound: 10.1 mi
- Wise Falls: 2.0 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 2.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.1 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Beaver Falls: 21.8 mi
- Broadway: 4.4 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Times Beach: 20.0 mi
- Machens: 20.9 mi
- Wilkie: 21.0 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Climbing Area: 22.6 mi
- Shelter bluff: 22.9 mi
- Stone Arch: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Cahokia · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 7 mi
- Fairmont City · 9 mi
- Granite City · 9 mi
- Ferguson · 10 mi
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