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Rookie Racer

Rookie Racer from directly overhead

Rookie Racer is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Boss, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Six Flags St. Louis
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.51589, -90.67859

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 40
Gardens: 30
Nature reserves: 23
Picnic sites: 21
Peaks: 19
  • High Point St. Louis County: 0.5 mi
  • Lost Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Jensen's Point: 3.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 4.1 mi
Springs: 19
  • Rockwood Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Zombie Road Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Hoene Spring House: 5.7 mi
  • Sontags Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Shelter bluff: 3.8 mi
  • Climbing Area: 4.0 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 24.8 mi
  • Chimney Bluff: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Dripping Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 23.3 mi
  • Wise Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 24.2 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Twimsberg Beach: 24.7 mi
  • Wunderblick Beach: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockNNW 327°272 m7.4 mi
Chinkapin HillS 184°262 m8.7 mi
Herman's HilltopS 182°248 m8.5 mi
North LaBarque HillS 189°247 m8.5 mi
Frisco HillSE 127°247 m15.0 mi
South LaBarque HillS 189°244 m8.7 mi
Antire HillE 91°237 m6.7 mi
Autumn HillWSW 256°217 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4019:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0416:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566675797769574536
Precip in2.42.03.54.64.64.33.33.43.03.13.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Spirit OF ST Louis AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1210442953

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