Compton Hill Water Tower
Compton Hill Water Tower is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Naked Truth, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic water tower in St. Louis, Missouri, US
Dates from 1898.
Wikidata Q138860803, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1897
- Height
- 55 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 3.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 3.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 3 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 11 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 15 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Naked Truth: 0.0 mi
- Caduceus: 0.6 mi
- Sole Provider: 1.0 mi
- Zerogee: 1.0 mi
- Grande Baigneuse, No. 4: 1.0 mi
- Compton Hill Reservoir Park: 0.1 mi
- Tiffany Park: 0.3 mi
- Terry Park: 0.4 mi
- Flora Place Park: 0.6 mi
- Botanical Heights Playground: 0.7 mi
- Magic Chef Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Neon Museum of Saint Louis: 0.8 mi
- Sachs Museum: 1.0 mi
- Saint Louis University Museum of Art: 1.6 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.6 mi
- GHV Entry Garden: 0.4 mi
- GHV Entry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hidden Alley Ranch: 0.7 mi
- Fox Park Farm: 0.7 mi
- Dorothy Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 1.1 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 1.2 mi
- Lafayette Park House: 1.3 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 1.7 mi
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 1.7 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 0.5 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 9.7 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 11.0 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.2 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 1.3 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 1.4 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 1.4 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 1.4 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
- Headwaters: 0.8 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 2.3 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 5.9 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Government Hill: 2.9 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 3.4 mi
- Art Hill: 3.4 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 8.4 mi
- Clarks Mound: 9.4 mi
- Wise Falls: 2.0 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 2.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Beaver Falls: 21.1 mi
- Broadway: 5.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 14.1 mi
- Machens: 20.5 mi
- Wilkie: 20.8 mi
- Times Beach: 21.0 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.6 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Climbing Area: 23.5 mi
- Shelter bluff: 23.8 mi
- Stone Arch: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Compton Hill Water Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 217° | 247 m | 19.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 248° | 237 m | 18.4 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 188° | 218 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 247° | 205 m | 23.0 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 105° | 196 m | 9.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 119° | 185 m | 20.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 63° | 182 m | 13.9 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 71° | 174 m | 19.0 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/201356010
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 1 mi
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 8 mi
- Granite City · 8 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 10 mi
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