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Keys to the City

Keys to the City from directly overhead

Keys to the City is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Suspended Globe, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95172, -92.32875

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Flat Branch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gateway Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Flat Branch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Francis Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 44
  • The Suspended Globe: 0.0 mi
  • People: 0.0 mi
  • Rolling Ahead: 0.1 mi
  • Jamboree: 0.1 mi
  • First Born: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Gardens: 18
  • Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Christian College Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Courtyard Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Courthouse Columns: 0.1 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Engineers' Shamrock: 0.4 mi
  • War Memorial for Engineers: 0.4 mi
  • Kuhlman Court: 0.6 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 6
  • Burr Oak: 8.2 mi
  • Boathenge: 9.7 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: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Stephens Lake Park Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sled Hill: 1.2 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 12.6 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 Keys to the City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesN 2°212 m12.6 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5061269198

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