- Elevation, modelled
- 102 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 19.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road - Missouri1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3051, -89.5176
Mississippi River Tales is a artwork in Missouri, at a modelled 102 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.9 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mississippi River Tales. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNE 29° | 314 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | NE 44° | 269 m | 22.3 mi |
| Government Rock | NNE 13° | 250 m | 19.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNW 346° | 242 m | 6.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNE 13° | 241 m | 21.9 mi |
| McGee Hill | NNE 15° | 240 m | 17.3 mi |
| Vick Hill | E 85° | 232 m | 8.8 mi |
| Coker Knob | N 5° | 228 m | 5.1 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 3.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 23.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
131 named places within 25 miles
- Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Courthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Murtaugh Park: 0.3 mi
- Missouri Park: 0.4 mi
- Indian Park: 0.4 mi
- Cape Rock: 2.0 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.4 mi
- Coker Knob: 5.1 mi
- Grassy Knob: 6.1 mi
- Thompson Hill: 7.0 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 10.9 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 10.9 mi
- Grays Point: 5.2 mi
- Ancell: 9.5 mi
- New York: 10.4 mi
- Shasta: 13.7 mi
- Redman: 13.8 mi
- Fort D: 1.1 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 3.1 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 3.9 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 14.4 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 0.3 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Glenn House: 0.5 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 6.7 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 0.5 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 3.1 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 21.6 mi
- Truck Parking: 15.4 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 15.5 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 23.9 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 23.9 mi
- Preachers Eye: 17.8 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 23.3 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- May Greene Garden: 0.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 6 mi away.
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