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Huck Finn House

Huck Finn House from directly overhead

Huck Finn House is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. The Mound stands 257 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cardiff Hill Overlook Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.71249, -91.35855

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cardiff Hill Overlook Park: 0.0 mi
  • Cardiff Hill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Nipper Park at Glascock's Landing: 0.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.2 mi
  • Central Park: 0.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 0.0 mi
  • Jim's Journey: 0.1 mi
  • Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 9
Peaks: 7
  • Cardiff Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Holliday Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Harrison Hill: 1.2 mi
  • College Heights: 2.1 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Kristy's Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Tom & Huck Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Villa Kathrine: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Spalding Beach: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundENE257 m22.1 mi
Pickerton HillSE251 m14.9 mi
Lookout MountainSE244 m7.5 mi
Harrison HillWNW222 m1.2 mi
Holliday HillW214 m0.6 mi
College HeightsNW208 m2.1 mi
Cardiff HillNW202 m0.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263142536473777567554331
Precip in2.12.32.84.35.04.94.13.93.53.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal WTR WKS, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1375884662

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