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Louisiana Purchase Monument

Louisiana Purchase Monument from directly overhead

Louisiana Purchase Monument is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. High Point Hill stands 279 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Missouri State Capitol Fountains, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 82 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.58006, -92.17198

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Missouri State Capitol Fountains: 0.0 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Jefferson Landing State Historic Site: 0.1 mi
  • Carnahan Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Deborah Cooper Park on Adrian's Island: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 11
  • Missouri Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Cole County War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 1.1 mi
Museums: 10
Artworks: 7
  • Thomas Jefferson: 0.1 mi
  • Sonny Liston Portrait: 0.8 mi
  • Armed Forces Mural: 21.6 mi
  • Fair Mural: 21.6 mi
  • Winston Churchill Entrance Statue: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Grapevine Hill: 12.4 mi
  • High Point Hill: 20.6 mi
  • Lost Hill: 21.1 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Cote Sans Dessin: 9.7 mi
  • Boathenge: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 7.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Meyers Spring: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High Point HillS279 m20.6 mi
Thompson HillS252 m21.7 mi
Grapevine HillESE232 m12.4 mi
Lost HillS221 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5720:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:1016:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545556574787769574535
Precip in2.22.33.24.85.24.24.44.14.23.43.22.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City WTP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9694396932

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