- Elevation, modelled
- 163 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Frisco Hill247 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66 - MO0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6389, -90.2315
Leon R. Strauss is a artwork in Missouri, at a modelled 163 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Strauss Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leon R. Strauss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 215° | 247 m | 21.3 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 244° | 237 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 244° | 205 m | 24.0 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 115° | 196 m | 9.6 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 314° | 188 m | 24.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 123° | 185 m | 21.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 69° | 182 m | 12.9 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 76° | 174 m | 18.2 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.9 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 3.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 3 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Strauss Park: 0.0 mi
- Arts Academy Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Ellen Clark Sculpture Park: 0.1 mi
- Park-Like: 0.2 mi
- Tree Grove: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Nijinski Hare: 0.1 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Cor ad Cor Loquitur: 0.2 mi
- The Bather Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Joe: 0.2 mi
- William F. Buckley, Jr. Memorial Square: 0.2 mi
Museums
- The Moto Museum: 0.2 mi
- Saint Louis University Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Pulitzer Arts Foundation: 0.2 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.2 mi
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- King Louis IX of France: 0.2 mi
- Pius XII: 0.2 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola "The Pilgrym": 0.2 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.2 mi
- Robert Frost poet 1874-1963: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 60
- Grandel Center for Urban Agriculture: 0.2 mi
- The Sunken Garden: 0.2 mi
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 0.5 mi
- Evans Avenue Urban Farm: 1.0 mi
- Boyle Laclede Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.4 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.4 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.4 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.4 mi
- Compton Hill Water Tower: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- GHV Terrace Garden: 1.7 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 8.6 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.8 mi
- Little Creek: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Concession Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
Springs: 19
- Cabanne Spring: 2.0 mi
- Headwaters: 2.5 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 2.8 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 7.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 17
- Big Mound (Historical): 2.4 mi
- Government Hill: 2.9 mi
- Art Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 9.1 mi
- Monks Mound: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wise Falls: 2.0 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 2.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.3 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 6.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.5 mi
- Machens: 19.0 mi
- Wilkie: 19.5 mi
- Times Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 8.4 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Climbing Area: 24.2 mi
- Shelter bluff: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 24.8 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).
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 1 mi
- Cahokia · 5 mi
- East St. Louis · 6 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 8 mi
- Ferguson · 8 mi
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