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Cannon

Cannon from directly overhead

Cannon is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.6 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A cannon from that war was mounted in the same location. The plaque from the first monument can now be seen in front of the Odie J. Wilkinson VFW Post 3500, located at 1717 Big Bend Blvd.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
At Bellevue and Arlington Avenues, this World War I cannon stood as a memorial to the Richmond Heights men who served during hte war. The cannon was dismantled and donated to the war effort during World War II.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.62441, -90.31325

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Highland Park: 0.3 mi
  • Franz Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ryan Hummert Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Henry Wright Park: 0.7 mi
  • Citizen's Bank Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • McCausland Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Hi-Pointe Neighborhood Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Flowerbed: 1.4 mi
  • Burning Kumquat: 1.5 mi
  • Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • St. Louis City Unbound: 0.8 mi
  • Old Concordia Seminary Bell: 0.9 mi
  • Luther Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Monument to A Boy and his Dog: 1.1 mi
  • Cement Snake: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves: 30
Peaks: 22
  • Art Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Government Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 7.0 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Clarks Mound: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 2.2 mi
  • Wise Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.9 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 13.8 mi
  • Climbing Area: 19.6 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 19.9 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cannon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockW 267°272 m23.8 mi
Frisco HillSSW 205°247 m18.2 mi
Antire HillWSW 240°237 m15.1 mi
Potato HillS 178°218 m23.9 mi
Glassberg HillWSW 238°214 m23.3 mi
Bald HillWSW 241°205 m19.7 mi
Clarks MoundESE 103°196 m13.5 mi
Two Story HillNW 324°188 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586877817972604837
Precip in2.72.33.64.84.94.74.23.73.43.23.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5126511033

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