Jeffvanderlou Rain Garden
Jeffvanderlou Rain Garden is a garden in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rumbold Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 3.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 2.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 3 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 8 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rumbold Park: 0.3 mi
- Yeatman Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Jet Banks Park: 0.7 mi
- Fairground Park: 0.7 mi
- Tandy Park: 0.9 mi
- The Griot Museum of Black History: 0.8 mi
- George B. Vashon Museum: 1.0 mi
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: 1.2 mi
- Pulitzer Arts Foundation: 1.2 mi
- NBEW-IBEW Museum: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Carver - The People's Scientist: 1.0 mi
- Nijinski Hare: 1.2 mi
- Leon R. Strauss: 1.3 mi
- Joe: 1.3 mi
- Reframing Narratives: 1.3 mi
- King Louis IX of France: 1.4 mi
- Pius XII: 1.4 mi
- Virgin Mary: 1.4 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola "The Pilgrym": 1.5 mi
- Robert Frost poet 1874-1963: 1.5 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 2.1 mi
- Wave Swinger: 2.1 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 2.1 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 2.1 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 2.8 mi
- Evans Avenue Urban Farm: 0.8 mi
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 1.1 mi
- Grandel Center for Urban Agriculture: 1.1 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- New Roots Urban Farm: 1.4 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.0 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.8 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 8.8 mi
- Little Creek: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 3.7 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 2.2 mi
- Government Hill: 3.6 mi
- Art Hill: 4.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.7 mi
- Monks Mound: 8.7 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 2.7 mi
- Headwaters: 3.8 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.0 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.0 mi
- Wise Falls: 2.9 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 3.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.4 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Beaver Falls: 18.3 mi
- Broadway: 8.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- Machens: 18.1 mi
- Wilkie: 18.7 mi
- Times Beach: 22.9 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 7.7 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.2 mi
- Climbing Area: 24.8 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jeffvanderlou Rain Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 214° | 247 m | 22.5 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 241° | 237 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 242° | 205 m | 25.0 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 123° | 196 m | 9.8 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 311° | 188 m | 24.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 126° | 185 m | 21.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 74° | 182 m | 12.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | E 79° | 174 m | 17.5 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, 3 mi away.
- American Robin81 obs
- Great Egret62 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee57 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee48 obs
- Mallard46 obs
- Western Honey Bee39 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron37 obs
- Eastern Cottontail36 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1366663926
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 2 mi
- Granite City · 5 mi
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 7 mi
- Ferguson · 8 mi
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