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Vess Soda

Vess Soda from directly overhead

Vess Soda is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotton Belt Mural, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.7 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.63669, -90.18673

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Robert J. Baer Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Rootwad Park: 0.3 mi
  • Columbus Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Katherine Ward Burg Garden: 0.5 mi
  • The DUC Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • Culinary Garden: 0.4 mi
  • 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Woodland Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Play Garden: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Picnic sites: 20
Peaks: 17
  • Big Mound (Historical): 0.4 mi
  • Government Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Art Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 6.7 mi
  • Monks Mound: 6.9 mi
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wise Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 4.9 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco HillSW 220°247 m22.7 mi
Antire HillWSW 247°237 m21.6 mi
Clarks MoundESE 122°196 m7.4 mi
Turkey HillSE 127°185 m19.3 mi
Fox HillENE 64°182 m10.8 mi
Browns MoundENE 73°174 m15.9 mi
Berger HillE 94°171 m23.2 mi
Neudeckers MountainENE 63°171 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0216:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586877817972604837
Precip in2.72.33.64.84.94.74.23.73.43.23.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5299454370

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