Times Beach
Times Beach is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kircher Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
What the record says
- Founded
- 1925
- Abandoned
- 1985
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 20.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 24.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Elk Hollow · 4 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 5 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kircher Park: 0.8 mi
- Soetebier Park: 0.9 mi
- West Frisco Park: 1.5 mi
- Lions Park: 1.6 mi
- Enderbush Common Ground: 1.7 mi
- Wildwood History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Lindburg Automobile Center: 8.7 mi
- Museum of Transportation;Museum of Transportion: 8.7 mi
- Fenton History Museum: 8.9 mi
- Myseum: 9.2 mi
- The Coyote: 9.5 mi
- Dog Days: 9.5 mi
- Large Bather III: 10.0 mi
- Maura: 10.0 mi
- The Fox: 10.0 mi
- Hotel Ruins: 2.2 mi
- Old Foundation: 2.4 mi
- Castle Ruins: 4.1 mi
- Aggregate Processing Works Ruins: 4.5 mi
- Old dam: 4.6 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Wildwood Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Old Bonhomme Elementary School Garden: 16.0 mi
- McCausland Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Star Garden: 18.2 mi
- Typhoon Twister: 3.7 mi
- Wahoo Racer: 3.7 mi
- Tornado: 3.8 mi
- Gulley Washer Creek: 3.8 mi
- Big Kahuna: 3.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.2 mi
- Antire Hill: 2.6 mi
- High Point St. Louis County: 4.1 mi
- Lost Hill: 5.7 mi
- Glassberg Hill: 6.0 mi
- Zombie Road Spring: 2.8 mi
- Sontags Spring: 4.0 mi
- Hoene Spring House: 4.1 mi
- Rockwood Spring: 4.7 mi
- Rott Rd Spring: 4.8 mi
- Creekside: 4.9 mi
- Hillside: 5.0 mi
- Countrylane Woods II Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 14.8 mi
- Climbing Area: 5.8 mi
- Shelter bluff: 5.8 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 22.1 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.5 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 19.8 mi
- Wise Falls: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Times Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Rock | NW 309° | 272 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | SSW 210° | 262 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 147° | 259 m | 24.5 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | SSW 209° | 248 m | 9.1 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | SW 214° | 247 m | 9.6 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SE 137° | 247 m | 11.6 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | SW 214° | 244 m | 9.8 mi |
| Antire Hill | E 82° | 237 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Spirit OF ST Louis AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- St. Louis County · 13 mi
- St. Charles · 20 mi
- St. Louis · 21 mi
- Cahokia · 23 mi
- Ferguson · 23 mi
- East St. Louis · 27 mi
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