Garden · Missouri
Star Garden
Star Garden is a garden in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates38.60620, -90.28906
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 6.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 6 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 12 mi
- Elk Hollow · 15 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sublette Park: 0.3 mi
- Tilles Park: 0.4 mi
- Clifton Heights Park: 0.6 mi
- Frisco Park: 0.8 mi
- Berra Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- History of Dogtown: 0.7 mi
- St. Louis City Unbound: 1.2 mi
- Monument to A Boy and his Dog: 1.3 mi
- SOHA Studio and Gallery: 1.4 mi
- Wood Ducks: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Louis G. “Midge” Berra Monument: 1.0 mi
- Professional Business Men Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Italian Immigrants: 1.1 mi
- David R. Francis Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Beethoven: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 2.0 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 2.4 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 2.7 mi
Museums
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 1.7 mi
- Sachs Museum: 1.7 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.9 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.9 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 59
- Star Garden: 0.0 mi
- Brightside Demo Garden: 1.2 mi
- McCausland Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Emerson Conservatory: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.4 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 8.2 mi
- Bittersweet Woods Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Phantom Forest Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- West End Picnic Site: 1.3 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 1.4 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 1.4 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
Springs: 21
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Headwaters: 2.4 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 2.6 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 3.2 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 21
- Government Hill: 2.1 mi
- Art Hill: 2.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 6.1 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 8.4 mi
- Clarks Mound: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Broadway: 4.6 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
- Times Beach: 18.2 mi
- Wilkie: 20.4 mi
- Machens: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 2.2 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 2.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Beaver Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Climbing Area: 20.8 mi
- Shelter bluff: 21.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Star Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SSW 211° | 247 m | 17.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 246° | 237 m | 15.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 181° | 218 m | 22.6 mi |
| Glassberg Hill | WSW 242° | 214 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 246° | 205 m | 20.3 mi |
| Clarks Mound | E 99° | 196 m | 11.9 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 323° | 188 m | 24.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 114° | 185 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee911 obs
- Western Honey Bee755 obs
- Ligated Furrow Bee640 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee566 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee535 obs
- Monarch327 obs
- American Robin287 obs
- Two-spotted Longhorn Bee204 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/604055526
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- St. Louis County · 8 mi
- East St. Louis · 9 mi
- Ferguson · 10 mi
- Granite City · 10 mi
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