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United States Highway 61 Arch

United States Highway 61 Arch from directly overhead

United States Highway 61 Arch is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Chickasawba Mound stands 79 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Westbrook, a ghost town 3.2 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri runs past it. 65 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

place in Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places

Wikidata Q16902352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99953, -89.89827

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Candyland Park: 4.3 mi
  • Flag Plaza: 4.6 mi
  • Mississippi County Fairgrounds: 4.6 mi
  • Little Park: 4.9 mi
  • Founders Park: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Truck Parking: 3.2 mi
  • Truck Parking: 3.3 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
  • Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 19.8 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Blytheville Prayer Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Lights of the Delta: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Chickasawba Mound: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of United States Highway 61 Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickasawba MoundSSW 201°79 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4419:4220:20
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0716:1016:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384251617179818073625041
Precip in3.84.14.85.45.93.84.03.52.84.14.35.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blytheville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 01001177OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — United States Highway 61 Arch, reference 01001177, listed 10/28/01.

OpenStreetMap element way/1498304443

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