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Jamboree

Jamboree from directly overhead

Jamboree is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is WWI Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The five animals depicted – a gecko, hare, alligator, cat, and frog – are shown playing different musical instruments. The plaque on the base describes the work as “celebrating diversity in harmony.”

What the record says

Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95299, -92.32869

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gateway Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Flat Branch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Douglass Park: 0.3 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.4 mi
  • Flat Branch Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 44
Nature reserves: 30
Gardens: 18
  • Christian College Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Children's Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • WWI Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Courthouse Columns: 0.0 mi
  • Engineers' Shamrock: 0.4 mi
  • War Memorial for Engineers: 0.4 mi
  • Kuhlman Court: 0.7 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 6
  • Burr Oak: 8.2 mi
  • Boathenge: 9.8 mi
  • Shryocks Callaway Farms: 13.3 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 14.3 mi
  • Historical Exhibit: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rollins Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Gum Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Stephens Lake Park Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sled Hill: 1.2 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 21.4 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesN 2°212 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566675797869584635
Precip in2.42.33.24.85.25.14.64.14.33.53.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5061269201

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