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John F. Kennedy Memorial Forest Marker

John F. Kennedy Memorial Forest Marker from directly overhead

John F. Kennedy Memorial Forest Marker is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hi-Pointe Neighborhood Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.0 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63311, -90.30417

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Hi-Pointe Neighborhood Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Flowerbed: 0.7 mi
  • Burning Kumquat: 1.0 mi
  • Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
  • McCausland Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • DeMun Park: 0.3 mi
  • Henry Wright Park: 0.4 mi
  • Concordia Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dogtown Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves: 30
Peaks: 22
  • Art Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Government Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 6.4 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 1.5 mi
  • Wise Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 7.4 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 13.4 mi
  • Climbing Area: 20.2 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 20.5 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John F. Kennedy Memorial Forest Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockW 266°272 m24.3 mi
Frisco HillSSW 206°247 m19.0 mi
Antire HillWSW 239°237 m15.9 mi
Potato HillS 179°218 m24.5 mi
Glassberg HillWSW 237°214 m24.0 mi
Bald HillWSW 240°205 m20.4 mi
Clarks MoundESE 106°196 m13.1 mi
Two Story HillNW 322°188 m22.4 mi

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 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13310156115

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