Artwork · Missouri
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy Dean is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ted Simmons, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Coordinates38.62367, -90.19389
- 0.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 1.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 1 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 14 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Ted Simmons: 0.0 mi
- Ozzie Smith: 0.0 mi
- Enos Slaughter: 0.0 mi
- Red Schoendienst: 0.0 mi
- Stan Musial: 0.0 mi
Museums
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Field House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Old Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 0.4 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Filippine Garden: 0.1 mi
- Peabody Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Bank of America Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Kiener Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Citygarden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Fort San Carlos: 0.2 mi
- Chief Pontiac: 0.2 mi
- Phelim O'Toole: 0.2 mi
- International Fur Exchange: 0.3 mi
- Freedom Suits Memorial: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 60
- Play Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.2 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.3 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 0.5 mi
- Wave Swinger: 0.9 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 0.9 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 0.9 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.9 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.4 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Concession Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 18
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.3 mi
- Government Hill: 5.0 mi
- Art Hill: 5.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 7.2 mi
- Clarks Mound: 7.3 mi
Springs: 16
- Headwaters: 3.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.2 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.5 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 4.1 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 4.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.6 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 6.7 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Machens: 20.7 mi
- Wilkie: 21.4 mi
- Times Beach: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.4 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dizzy Dean. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 221° | 247 m | 21.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 249° | 237 m | 20.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 193° | 218 m | 24.5 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 115° | 196 m | 7.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 124° | 185 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 61° | 182 m | 11.5 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 70° | 174 m | 16.5 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 92° | 171 m | 23.5 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 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12054217738
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 4 mi
- Fairmont City · 6 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 8 mi
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