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Hive

Hive from directly overhead

Hive is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Vertical Loop, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65517, -90.29495

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Greg Freeman Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lucier Park: 0.2 mi
  • West End Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eastgate Park: 0.4 mi
  • Gwen Giles Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Robert McFerrin, Sr.: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Wickes: 0.4 mi
  • David Sanborn: 0.4 mi
  • John Danforth: 0.4 mi
  • Kate Chopin: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Clemens Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Syracuse Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Burning Kumquat: 1.1 mi
  • Flowerbed: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Springs: 24
Picnic sites: 22
Peaks: 17
  • Art Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Government Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 5.9 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 1.3 mi
  • Wise Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Climbing Area: 21.1 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 21.4 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco HillSSW 205°247 m20.6 mi
Antire HillSW 235°237 m17.1 mi
Bald HillWSW 237°205 m21.6 mi
Clarks MoundESE 113°196 m13.2 mi
Two Story HillNW 318°188 m21.5 mi
Turkey HillESE 121°185 m24.9 mi
Fox HillENE 77°182 m15.9 mi
Browns MoundE 81°174 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586877817972604837
Precip in2.72.33.64.84.94.74.23.73.43.23.72.6

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12117556071

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