Artwork · Missouri
Nijinski Hare
Nijinski Hare is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Arts Academy Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Coordinates38.64016, -90.23091
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 3.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
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
- Arts Academy Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Strauss Park: 0.1 mi
- Park-Like: 0.2 mi
- Ellen Clark Sculpture Park: 0.2 mi
- Spring Church: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Leon R. Strauss: 0.1 mi
- Joe: 0.2 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Cor ad Cor Loquitur: 0.3 mi
- The Bather Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Profile Canto and Abstract Variation/Bedu: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 60
- Grandel Center for Urban Agriculture: 0.1 mi
- The Sunken Garden: 0.3 mi
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 0.4 mi
- Evans Avenue Urban Farm: 0.9 mi
- Boyle Laclede Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Pulitzer Arts Foundation: 0.2 mi
- The Moto Museum: 0.2 mi
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: 0.2 mi
- Saint Louis University Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- King Louis IX of France: 0.2 mi
- Pius XII: 0.3 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.3 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola "The Pilgrym": 0.3 mi
- Robert Frost poet 1874-1963: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.4 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.4 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.5 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.5 mi
- Compton Hill Water Tower: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- GHV Terrace Garden: 1.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 8.5 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.7 mi
- Little Creek: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Concession Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 2.9 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
Springs: 19
- Cabanne Spring: 2.0 mi
- Headwaters: 2.6 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 7.1 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 17
- Big Mound (Historical): 2.4 mi
- Government Hill: 3.0 mi
- Art Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 9.0 mi
- Monks Mound: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wise Falls: 2.1 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 2.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.3 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 6.9 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.4 mi
- Machens: 19.0 mi
- Wilkie: 19.4 mi
- Times Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 8.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Climbing Area: 24.2 mi
- Shelter bluff: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nijinski Hare. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 215° | 247 m | 21.4 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 244° | 237 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 244° | 205 m | 24.1 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 116° | 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 70° | 182 m | 12.9 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 76° | 174 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9231380895
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 1 mi
- Cahokia · 5 mi
- East St. Louis · 6 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 7 mi
- Ferguson · 8 mi
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