The Boss
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The Boss 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 Rookie Racer, 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.
The story
The Boss is a wooden roller coaster located in the Britannia section of Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. It opened on April 29, 2000, and was manufactured by Custom Coasters International. It features a lift hill height of 122 feet (37 m) and a first drop of 150 feet (46 m). Prior to the 2018 season, it also featured a 570-degree helix.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1502567, matched on coordinates and name (62 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Six Flags St. Louis
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 24.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Viewing Blind · 4 mi
- Observation Blind · 7 mi
- Elk Hollow · 8 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rookie Racer: 0.0 mi
- MR. FREEZE: Reverse Blast: 0.1 mi
- Pandemonium: 0.1 mi
- Screamin' Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Log Flume: 0.2 mi
- Rockwoods Range Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Greensfelder County Park: 1.3 mi
- Hilltop Park: 2.0 mi
- Muir Park: 2.1 mi
- Edward Park: 2.4 mi
- Old dam: 1.8 mi
- Smith's Hill Stone: 3.7 mi
- Pond Stone: 4.7 mi
- Hotel Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Old Foundation: 5.8 mi
- The Coyote: 10.8 mi
- Dog Days: 10.8 mi
- Large Bather III: 11.0 mi
- Maura: 11.0 mi
- The Fox: 11.0 mi
- Wildwood History Museum: 2.8 mi
- Myseum: 11.5 mi
- The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog: 12.2 mi
- Lindburg Automobile Center: 12.3 mi
- Museum of Transportation;Museum of Transportion: 12.3 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Wildwood Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- The Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Peace Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Creekside: 3.4 mi
- Hillside: 3.4 mi
- Countrylane Woods II Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 18.3 mi
- High Point St. Louis County: 0.5 mi
- Lost Hill: 3.0 mi
- Jensen's Point: 3.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Rockwood Spring: 3.3 mi
- Zombie Road Spring: 4.6 mi
- Hoene Spring House: 5.7 mi
- Sontags Spring: 6.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 6.9 mi
- Times Beach: 4.2 mi
- Calvey: 13.2 mi
- Goldman: 17.3 mi
- Broadway: 22.6 mi
- George: 23.7 mi
- Shelter bluff: 3.8 mi
- Climbing Area: 4.0 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 25.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 17.3 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 23.4 mi
- Wise Falls: 23.6 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 24.1 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.3 mi
- Twimsberg Beach: 24.7 mi
- Wunderblick Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Boss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Rock | NNW 327° | 272 m | 7.4 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | S 184° | 262 m | 8.6 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | S 182° | 248 m | 8.4 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | S 189° | 247 m | 8.5 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SE 127° | 247 m | 15.1 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | S 189° | 244 m | 8.6 mi |
| Antire Hill | E 91° | 237 m | 6.7 mi |
| Autumn Hill | WSW 256° | 217 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Spirit OF ST Louis AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1376617962
Day trips start here
- St. Louis County · 16 mi
- St. Charles · 21 mi
- St. Louis · 25 mi
- Ferguson · 26 mi
- Cahokia · 27 mi
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