Machens
Machens is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Katy Trail Completion Bell, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route passes 2.4 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 16.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 11.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine · 2 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 6 mi
- Observation Deck · 6 mi
- Confluence Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Katy Trail Completion Bell: 0.0 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 6.2 mi
- Alton Military Prison Site: 7.7 mi
- McPike Mansion: 8.0 mi
- Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours: 8.3 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 3.5 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 3.5 mi
- Elsah Soldiers: 4.0 mi
- Olin Foundation: 5.1 mi
- McAdams Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Elsah Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Sioux Passage Park: 4.3 mi
- Champ County Park: 4.5 mi
- Captain Jake Ringering Park: 4.6 mi
- New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District: 5.2 mi
- Missouri Wing: 5.7 mi
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 8.5 mi
- National Great Rivers Museum: 10.0 mi
- Alton Museum of History and Art: 10.1 mi
- Alumni House/Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mary the Turtle: 7.1 mi
- Piasa Bird: 7.2 mi
- Miles Davis Statue: 7.8 mi
- North Point: 8.0 mi
- Spirit of Survival: 8.1 mi
- Discovery Gardens: 5.4 mi
- The Grove: 8.1 mi
- River of Colors: 8.1 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 8.2 mi
- Rau Garden: 11.0 mi
- Lone Tree Indian Mound: 10.3 mi
- Park High Point: 10.9 mi
- Tucker Knob: 10.9 mi
- Cedar Hill: 12.3 mi
- Two Story Hill: 12.4 mi
- Pelican Island Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Bryan Island: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Pad 3: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 17.7 mi
- Cuivre Island: 17.8 mi
- Oak Spring: 5.7 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 8.2 mi
- Spring: 9.0 mi
- Spring: 9.2 mi
- Spring: 9.3 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 6.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Falls: 6.2 mi
- Falls: 6.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sierra Falls: 9.3 mi
- Wilkie: 3.7 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
- Firma: 18.5 mi
- Sterling Landing: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Machens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | WNW 300° | 268 m | 10.9 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 295° | 246 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 316° | 238 m | 24.0 mi |
| Kintown Hill | NW 315° | 238 m | 24.1 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NW 314° | 237 m | 12.6 mi |
| Franklin Hill | NW 309° | 234 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gaske Hill | NW 315° | 234 m | 24.6 mi |
| Plummer Hill | NW 313° | 233 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles CO AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Alton · 9 mi
- Ferguson · 11 mi
- St. Charles · 12 mi
- Granite City · 17 mi
- St. Louis County · 19 mi
- St. Louis · 20 mi
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