Kennett Castle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Kennett Castle is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Wiggins Hill stands 342 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 2.6 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1854
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 4.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.6 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Elk Hollow · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jorkerst Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Crystal Park: 3.6 mi
- Sunset Park: 3.7 mi
- Dunklin-Fletcher Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Larry G. Crites Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- World War One Doughboy: 13.0 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 21.3 mi
- Minuteman: 21.8 mi
- Donut No. 3: 24.6 mi
- Cores for Laumeier: 24.6 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.4 mi
- Potato Hill: 6.3 mi
- 690 ft: 10.0 mi
- Jawbone: 11.5 mi
- Frisco Hill: 14.6 mi
- Crystal City Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Monroe City School: 8.6 mi
- Mastodon State Historic Site: 13.0 mi
- Bellefontaine House: 13.8 mi
- Historic Peterstown House: 14.6 mi
- Pittsburg Plate Glass: 2.4 mi
- Jefferson County Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Bonnie "Willow" Shiun: 12.7 mi
- Frisco Hill Stone: 14.6 mi
- Salt Lick Point Land and Water Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Kidd Lake State Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- Victoria Glades Conservation Area: 11.4 mi
- Teszars Woods Conservation Area: 14.8 mi
- Skaggs Spring: 6.9 mi
- Blue Springs: 19.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 20.0 mi
- Hoene Spring House: 23.1 mi
- Falling Spring: 24.7 mi
- Harness Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Pashea Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Twin Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Shoemaker School: 18.5 mi
- Pink Elephant: 19.4 mi
- Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 24.6 mi
- Flyleaf: 22.6 mi
- Dupo Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Stone Arch: 9.7 mi
- Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 12.4 mi
- Sunrise Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kennett Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins Hill | S 190° | 342 m | 25.0 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | SW 221° | 324 m | 16.1 mi |
| Little Vine Hill | S 179° | 298 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 249° | 266 m | 21.6 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | NW 306° | 262 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bezidek Hill | SW 236° | 261 m | 23.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | NW 316° | 259 m | 1.4 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | NW 307° | 248 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Festus, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1221219719
Day trips start here
- Cahokia · 27 mi
- Belleville · 30 mi
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