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Norfolk & Western Y6a #2156

Norfolk & Western Y6a #2156 from directly overhead

Norfolk & Western Y6a #2156 is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake & Ohio Railway #2727, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.9 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57167, -90.46169

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Chesapeake & Ohio Railway #2727: 0.0 mi
  • American Steel Foundries #8: 0.0 mi
  • Erie-Lackawanna Railway #3607: 0.0 mi
  • Texas and Pacific Railroad #1603 (No. 23) Train of Thought: 0.0 mi
  • Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe #5011 Locomotive: 0.0 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Sugar Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • pickle ball: 0.9 mi
  • Seven Oaks Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Simpson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Greentree Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Heroes Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Aggregate Processing Works Ruins: 4.3 mi
  • Castle Ruins: 4.9 mi
  • Ruins: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 51
Nature reserves: 28
Peaks: 25
  • Antire Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Art Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Government Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Bald Hill: 10.9 mi
  • High Point St. Louis County: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 21
  • Bright Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Pettys Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Smizer Mill Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Horse Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Rott Rd Spring: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Climbing Area: 11.3 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Dripping Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 11.0 mi
  • Wise Falls: 11.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norfolk & Western Y6a #2156. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockW 279°272 m15.9 mi
Chinkapin HillSW 225°262 m17.6 mi
Herman's HilltopSW 225°248 m17.2 mi
Frisco HillS 179°247 m12.9 mi
North LaBarque HillSW 227°247 m17.9 mi
South LaBarque HillSW 227°244 m18.1 mi
Antire HillSW 232°237 m6.4 mi
Potato HillSSE 156°218 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5120:30
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566775797770584636
Precip in2.62.23.64.65.24.33.93.53.33.23.52.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles 7 SSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/8618095544

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