Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse
Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine: The St. Louis Award Statue, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 5.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 6.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 6 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 10 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 15 mi
- Elk Hollow · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine: The St. Louis Award Statue: 0.2 mi
- Turtle Monument: 0.3 mi
- Denny Reagan: 0.3 mi
- Muny Kids: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 0.4 mi
- Pagoda Circle: 0.2 mi
- Saint Louis Zoo Annex: 0.7 mi
- Kingsbury Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Kingsbury Court Dog Park: 0.8 mi
- Dogtown Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Spanish Cannon "Examinador": 0.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Edward Bates: 0.6 mi
- Aviation Field: 0.8 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 0.6 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 0.8 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 1.4 mi
- The W Karaoke Lounge: 1.6 mi
- Jewel Box: 0.5 mi
- Flowerbed: 0.5 mi
- Full Circle Healing Garden: 1.0 mi
- GROW Pavilion and Gallery: 1.1 mi
- Hi-Pointe Neighborhood Garden: 1.1 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 1.1 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.1 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.1 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.6 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.1 mi
- Little Creek: 9.3 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 9.7 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 0.5 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 0.9 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 2.4 mi
- Headwaters: 3.3 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 4.8 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.4 mi
- Government Hill: 0.3 mi
- Art Hill: 0.5 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 5.4 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 10.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 12.0 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 0.4 mi
- Wise Falls: 1.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 11.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.7 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 7.1 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Climbing Area: 21.3 mi
- Shelter bluff: 21.6 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.0 mi
- Broadway: 6.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 13.7 mi
- Wilkie: 18.3 mi
- Machens: 18.3 mi
- Times Beach: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SSW 208° | 247 m | 19.9 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 239° | 237 m | 17.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 181° | 218 m | 25.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 240° | 205 m | 21.5 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 110° | 196 m | 12.3 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 319° | 188 m | 22.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 119° | 185 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 73° | 182 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4763054238
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 7 mi
- Ferguson · 7 mi
- St. Louis County · 8 mi
- East St. Louis · 9 mi
- Granite City · 9 mi
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