Historic site · Missouri
Aviation Field
Aviation Field is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Looking Up, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Forest Park's Aviation Field was established on August 16, 1920 to provide a landing strip for airmail service between Chicago and St. Louis. This function ended on June 30, 1921 following federal budget reductions...
How to reach it
Coordinates38.63168, -90.27523
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 5.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 15 mi
- Elk Hollow · 16 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Saint Louis Science Center: 0.3 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 0.3 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- World Chess Hall of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Sachs Museum: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Carol Gates Throop Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Pagoda Circle: 0.8 mi
- Saint Louis Zoo Annex: 0.8 mi
- Berra Park: 1.0 mi
- Chouteau Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 59
- Looking Up: 0.2 mi
- F/A-18B Hornet: 0.3 mi
- Dinosaurs: 0.3 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 0.3 mi
- Vandeventer Place Gates: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 55
- GROW Pavilion and Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Jewel Box: 0.4 mi
- Full Circle Healing Garden: 0.5 mi
- Flowerbed: 0.9 mi
- Boyle Laclede Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 49
- River Des Peres National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 0.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Hope Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Spanish Cannon "Examinador": 0.9 mi
- Jewish Tercentenary Monument: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 31
- World's Fair Pavilion: 0.7 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 0.8 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 0.8 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 1.0 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- GHV Terrace Garden: 1.8 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.7 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Little Creek: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Ground 3: 0.5 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 1.8 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 1.8 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 1.9 mi
Springs: 21
- Cabanne Spring: 0.7 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 1.7 mi
- Headwaters: 2.5 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 4.8 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 18
- Government Hill: 0.6 mi
- Art Hill: 1.2 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 4.9 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 9.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 0.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 0.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.3 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 6.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
- Machens: 19.0 mi
- Wilkie: 19.0 mi
- Times Beach: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Vilhauer Bluff: 7.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Climbing Area: 21.8 mi
- Shelter bluff: 22.0 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aviation Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SSW 210° | 247 m | 19.6 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 242° | 237 m | 17.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 183° | 218 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 242° | 205 m | 21.7 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 108° | 196 m | 11.6 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 319° | 188 m | 23.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 119° | 185 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 71° | 182 m | 15.3 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 | 20:30 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13708204665
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 2 mi
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 8 mi
- Ferguson · 8 mi
- Granite City · 8 mi
- St. Louis County · 9 mi
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