- Elevation, modelled
- 167 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Frisco Hill247 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66 - MO1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6409, -90.2217
Dr. Carver - The People's Scientist is a artwork in Missouri, at a modelled 167 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chambers Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Carver - The People's Scientist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 216° | 247 m | 21.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 244° | 237 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 244° | 205 m | 24.6 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 118° | 196 m | 9.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 124° | 185 m | 21.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 69° | 182 m | 12.4 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 76° | 174 m | 17.6 mi |
| Art Hill | W 269° | 165 m | 3.9 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.5 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 3.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 3 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 13 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chambers Park: 0.1 mi
- Norman Seay Park: 0.2 mi
- Jet Banks Park: 0.4 mi
- Arts Academy Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Strauss Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 60
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 0.1 mi
- Grandel Center for Urban Agriculture: 0.6 mi
- The Sunken Garden: 0.8 mi
- Jeffvanderlou Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
- Evans Avenue Urban Farm: 1.1 mi
Museums
- NBEW-IBEW Museum: 0.4 mi
- Scott Joplin House: 0.5 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Moto Museum: 0.5 mi
- Pulitzer Arts Foundation: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Profile Canto and Abstract Variation/Bedu: 0.5 mi
- Nijinski Hare: 0.5 mi
- Leon R. Strauss: 0.5 mi
- Billiken: 0.6 mi
- The Bather Fountain: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- King Louis IX of France: 0.5 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola "The Pilgrym": 0.7 mi
- Pius XII: 0.8 mi
- Robert Frost poet 1874-1963: 0.8 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.1 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.1 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.2 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.2 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 8.0 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.8 mi
- Little Creek: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Concession Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
Springs: 18
- Cabanne Spring: 2.5 mi
- Headwaters: 2.9 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 3.3 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 7.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 16
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.9 mi
- Government Hill: 3.5 mi
- Art Hill: 3.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.5 mi
- Monks Mound: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 2.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 3.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.7 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 7.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.2 mi
- Machens: 19.1 mi
- Wilkie: 19.6 mi
- Times Beach: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 8.6 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Climbing Area: 24.7 mi
- Shelter bluff: 25.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 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, 3 mi away.
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