Ghost town · Missouri
Broadway
Broadway is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Buck Knob stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carondelet Lions Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.54306, -90.26250
- 4.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 3.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 4.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 7 mi
- Elk Hollow · 15 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 19 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Carondelet Lions Park: 0.2 mi
- St. Louis Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Fanetti Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Lemay Park: 0.5 mi
- Alaska Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Carondelet Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Old Ordance Room: 1.7 mi
- Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum: 2.7 mi
- Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum: 2.7 mi
- Missouri Civil War Museum: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 59
- Alderman Albert (Red) Villa: 0.4 mi
- Blue Collar Baroque: 2.2 mi
- All Heart: 2.5 mi
- Our Lady of Sorrows: 2.6 mi
- We Are Empowered: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Mini Arch: 1.4 mi
- WWII in the Pacific: 1.9 mi
- Old Guard Monument: 1.9 mi
- Rosenblatt Monument: 2.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mound: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 50
- Dupo Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Transgender Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- English Cave Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Star Garden: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 31
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 4.6 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 4.9 mi
- Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 5.1 mi
- Compton Hill Water Tower: 5.1 mi
- Lafayette Park House: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- GHV Terrace Garden: 5.2 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 6.1 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Teszars Woods Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 20
- Oklahoma Hill: 3.9 mi
- Government Hill: 6.5 mi
- Art Hill: 6.9 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 8.0 mi
- Clarks Mound: 10.7 mi
Springs: 20
- Headwaters: 4.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 4.4 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.5 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 5.3 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 13.9 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Climbing Area: 22.2 mi
- Shelter bluff: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Wise Falls: 6.2 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 6.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Times Beach: 18.5 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 19.3 mi
- Goldman: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Broadway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | SSW 193° | 259 m | 23.7 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SW 224° | 247 m | 15.1 mi |
| Antire Hill | W 263° | 237 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 186° | 218 m | 18.4 mi |
| Glassberg Hill | WSW 253° | 214 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 259° | 205 m | 20.3 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ENE 76° | 196 m | 10.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 104° | 185 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| 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–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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- St. Louis · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 9 mi
- Fairmont City · 12 mi
- St. Louis County · 12 mi
- Granite City · 13 mi
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