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Hilltown Stone

Hilltown Stone from directly overhead

Hilltown Stone is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Faust County Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1922
Material
stone
Inscription
Hilltown (Bellefontaine) This stone marks the finishing point of the annual Bellefontaine bicycle road race of the St. Louis Cycling Club first held in 1906, erected by the club with the co-operation of Henry Hoch and family. 1922
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.66429, -90.54222

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Faust County Park: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Honor Park: 1.8 mi
  • Central Park: 1.9 mi
  • Eberwein Park: 1.9 mi
  • Logan Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Whimsical Woods: 0.4 mi
  • The Factory: 2.8 mi
  • Landings at Spirit Golf Club: 5.8 mi
  • MoPac #604 Railbus: 7.6 mi
  • Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Aerotrain #3: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
  • F. Joe Brown Plaque: 0.5 mi
  • Father Nekle Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Castle Ruins: 8.0 mi
  • Aggregate Processing Works Ruins: 8.2 mi
Artworks
Museums: 59
Gardens: 51
Nature reserves: 29
Springs: 29
  • Sontags Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Bright Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Rott Rd Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Pettys Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Zombie Road Spring: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Antire Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Tavern Rock: 12.1 mi
  • High Point St. Louis County: 12.2 mi
  • Bald Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Art Hill: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Cliffs: 13
  • Climbing Area: 9.4 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 9.7 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 13.1 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • Cliff: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dripping Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 14.3 mi
  • Wise Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Falls: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockWSW 250°272 m12.1 mi
Tucker KnobN 5°268 m22.0 mi
Chinkapin HillSSW 203°262 m20.5 mi
Herman's HilltopSSW 202°248 m20.2 mi
Frisco HillSSE 166°247 m19.8 mi
North LaBarque HillSSW 205°247 m20.6 mi
McAdams PeakN 360°246 m21.7 mi
South LaBarque HillSSW 205°244 m20.8 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/7717974796

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