John F. Kennedy Memorial Forest Marker
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
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 5.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 7 mi
- Elk Hollow · 15 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 16 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Luther Statue: 0.5 mi
- Old Concordia Seminary Bell: 0.5 mi
- Cement Snake: 0.6 mi
- Turtle Eggs: 0.6 mi
- Standing Figure: 0.6 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 1.7 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.8 mi
- Hanley House: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Cannon: 0.8 mi
- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Musicians Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Olympic Rings: 1.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 0.5 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 1.1 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 1.6 mi
- The W Karaoke Lounge: 1.6 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.2 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 8.6 mi
- Bittersweet Woods Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Phantom Forest Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.6 mi
- 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
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 2.4 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 2.0 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Headwaters: 3.8 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 3.8 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.7 mi
- 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
- Broadway: 6.6 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 14.6 mi
- Times Beach: 18.3 mi
- Wilkie: 18.4 mi
- Machens: 18.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Rock | W 266° | 272 m | 24.3 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SSW 206° | 247 m | 19.0 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 239° | 237 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 179° | 218 m | 24.5 mi |
| Glassberg Hill | WSW 237° | 214 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 240° | 205 m | 20.4 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 106° | 196 m | 13.1 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 322° | 188 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13310156115
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- St. Louis County · 7 mi
- Cahokia · 8 mi
- Ferguson · 8 mi
- East St. Louis · 10 mi
- Granite City · 10 mi
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