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F. Joe Brown Plaque

F. Joe Brown Plaque from directly overhead

F. Joe Brown Plaque is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Inscription
F. JOE BROWN TRACK DEDICATED APRIL 28, 1995 IN HONOR OF HIS 31 YEARS OF SERVICE IN EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.65733, -90.53975

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Hilltown Stone: 0.5 mi
  • Father Nekle Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Castle Ruins: 7.5 mi
  • Aggregate Processing Works Ruins: 7.7 mi
Parks
  • Faust County Park: 0.7 mi
  • Eberwein Park: 1.6 mi
  • Veterans Honor Park: 1.8 mi
  • Logan Park: 1.8 mi
  • Central Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Whimsical Woods: 0.9 mi
  • The Factory: 3.1 mi
  • Landings at Spirit Golf Club: 5.9 mi
  • MoPac #604 Railbus: 7.1 mi
  • Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Aerotrain #3: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Museums: 59
Gardens: 50
Nature reserves: 31
Springs: 29
  • Sontags Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Bright Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Rott Rd Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Pettys Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Zombie Road Spring: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Antire Hill: 10.0 mi
  • High Point St. Louis County: 11.9 mi
  • Tavern Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Art Hill: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Cliffs: 13
  • Climbing Area: 9.1 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 9.5 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 13.5 mi
  • Cliff: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dripping Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 14.2 mi
  • Wise Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockWSW 253°272 m12.1 mi
Tucker KnobN 4°268 m22.5 mi
Chinkapin HillSSW 204°262 m20.1 mi
Herman's HilltopSSW 203°248 m19.9 mi
Frisco HillSSE 166°247 m19.3 mi
North LaBarque HillSSW 206°247 m20.2 mi
McAdams PeakN 360°246 m22.2 mi
South LaBarque HillSSW 206°244 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566775797770584636
Precip in2.62.23.64.65.24.33.93.53.33.23.52.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles 7 SSW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8881040471

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