Artwork · Missouri
Brick Turtle
Brick Turtle is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rootwad Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
How to reach it
Coordinates38.63722, -90.18091
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 1.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 1 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 8 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 13 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rootwad Park: 0.0 mi
- Robert J. Baer Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Katherine Ward Burg Garden: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Square Park: 0.6 mi
- The DUC Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- River Wall Art: 0.0 mi
- Cotton Belt Mural: 0.1 mi
- Missouri Tall Grass: 0.2 mi
- Vess Soda: 0.3 mi
- Mystic Vessel Ascending: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Big Mound Monument: 0.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark in Illinois: 0.7 mi
- The Captain's Return: 0.7 mi
- Gateway Arch: 0.9 mi
- International Fur Exchange: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Laclede's Landing Wax Museum: 0.5 mi
- National Blues Museum: 0.7 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 0.7 mi
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 0.9 mi
- Old Courthouse: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 1.0 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.7 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.7 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.7 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 59
- Culinary Garden: 0.7 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.9 mi
- Play Garden: 1.0 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.9 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 6.2 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.1 mi
- Little Creek: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.8 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 17
- Big Mound (Historical): 0.5 mi
- Government Hill: 5.6 mi
- Art Hill: 6.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.4 mi
- Monks Mound: 6.6 mi
Springs: 16
- Headwaters: 4.2 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.7 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.4 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 4.7 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 5.3 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.9 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 7.9 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 11.9 mi
- Machens: 20.1 mi
- Wilkie: 21.0 mi
- Times Beach: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 23.6 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.2 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 16.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brick Turtle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 221° | 247 m | 22.9 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 247° | 237 m | 21.9 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SE 124° | 196 m | 7.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 127° | 185 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 63° | 182 m | 10.5 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 73° | 174 m | 15.6 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 94° | 171 m | 22.9 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 63° | 171 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3516401611
Day trips start here
- East St. Louis · 3 mi
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 5 mi
- Fairmont City · 5 mi
- Granite City · 5 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
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