- Elevation, modelled
- 163 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Frisco Hill247 m · 20.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66 - MOon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6115, -90.2148
McKinley Heights Garden is a garden in Missouri, at a modelled 163 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafayette Park House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKinley Heights Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 220° | 247 m | 20.4 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 250° | 237 m | 19.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 191° | 218 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 249° | 205 m | 24.1 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 106° | 196 m | 8.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 120° | 185 m | 19.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 60° | 182 m | 12.9 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 69° | 174 m | 17.9 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.3 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 2.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 2 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 10 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 15 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Lafayette Park House: 0.2 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 0.3 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 0.8 mi
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 0.9 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- George Washington: 0.2 mi
- Music Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- St. Mary's Infirmary: 0.7 mi
- Friedrich Hecker Monument: 1.1 mi
- The Capture of Camp Jackson: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Treemonisha: 0.2 mi
- Frog: 0.3 mi
- Turtle: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Hart Benton: 0.3 mi
- Highway Mural: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Lafayette Park: 0.3 mi
- Lafayette Park Historic Baseball Field: 0.4 mi
- Fountain Park Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Pontiac Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Eads Square Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Magic Chef Mansion: 1.2 mi
- The Field House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Neon Museum of Saint Louis: 1.5 mi
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Campbell House Museum: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 59
- Cook Pavilion Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fox Park Farm: 0.6 mi
- Rung for Women Garden: 0.7 mi
- English Cave Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Transgender Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- GHV Terrace Garden: 1.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 8.8 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 10.6 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Concession Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
Springs: 19
- Headwaters: 1.7 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 2.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 3.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 5.9 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 18
- Big Mound (Historical): 2.6 mi
- Government Hill: 4.2 mi
- Art Hill: 4.7 mi
- Clarks Mound: 8.1 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 3.3 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 4.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.9 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 5.4 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 14.0 mi
- Machens: 21.1 mi
- Wilkie: 21.6 mi
- Times Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.4 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Climbing Area: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Gateway Rest Area: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 3 mi away.
- American Robin282 obs
- White-throated Sparrow279 obs
- Ovenbird256 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee181 obs
- Western Honey Bee160 obs
- Tennessee Warbler138 obs
- Common Yellowthroat129 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee124 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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