Historic site · Missouri
Chief Pontiac
Chief Pontiac is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort San Carlos, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Here lie the remains of Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa people and leader of the greatest alliance of Native Americans against white expansion in the United States and Canada. Pontiac was born around 1720 and became chief of the Ottawas in 1755. Pontiac org
How to reach it
Coordinates38.62442, -90.19025
- 0.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 1.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 1 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 14 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Fort San Carlos: 0.0 mi
- Phelim O'Toole: 0.0 mi
- International Fur Exchange: 0.1 mi
- Gateway Arch: 0.3 mi
- Freedom Suits Memorial: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Old Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 0.2 mi
- The Field House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Dred and Harriet Scott: 0.1 mi
- Frankie Muse Freeman: 0.1 mi
- Ionic Capital: 0.1 mi
- Corinthian Capital: 0.1 mi
- The Runner: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 60
- Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
- Play Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Kiener Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Luther Ely Smith Square: 0.1 mi
- Peabody Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Citygarden: 0.3 mi
- Filippine Garden: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 0.3 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.1 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.1 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.1 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.1 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.2 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 18
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.2 mi
- Government Hill: 5.2 mi
- Art Hill: 5.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 7.0 mi
- Clarks Mound: 7.2 mi
Springs: 16
- Headwaters: 3.3 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.3 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.4 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wise Falls: 4.3 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 4.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.7 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Broadway: 6.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Machens: 20.7 mi
- Wilkie: 21.5 mi
- Times Beach: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.5 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Pontiac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 221° | 247 m | 21.9 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 249° | 237 m | 21.1 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 194° | 218 m | 24.6 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 116° | 196 m | 7.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 124° | 185 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 60° | 182 m | 11.3 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 70° | 174 m | 16.3 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 92° | 171 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 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 | 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
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12681132885
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- Cahokia · 4 mi
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- Granite City · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
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