Mark Twain Boyhood Home
Mark Twain Boyhood Home is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. The Mound stands 257 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
house in Hannibal, Missouri
Dates from 1844.
Wikidata Q131431923, joined on its National Register reference.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road - Missouri
- 5.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge · 1 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park · 12 mi
- Scenic View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cardiff Hill Overlook Park: 0.1 mi
- Cardiff Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Nipper Park at Glascock's Landing: 0.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.2 mi
- Broadway Mini Park: 0.2 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 0.0 mi
- Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 0.1 mi
- Jim's Journey: 0.1 mi
- Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Judge Clemens Justice of the Peace Office: 0.0 mi
- Becky Thatcher House: 0.0 mi
- Grant's Drugstore: 0.0 mi
- Huck Finn House: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Cardiff Hill: 0.4 mi
- Holliday Hill: 0.7 mi
- Harrison Hill: 1.3 mi
- College Heights: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Bay Island Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Julian Steyermark Woods Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area: 8.3 mi
- Edward Anderson Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park: 11.5 mi
- Kristy's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 15.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 16.9 mi
- Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
- Fall Creek Rest Stop: 6.1 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 10.8 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 11.8 mi
- Tom & Huck Statue: 0.1 mi
- Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 0.1 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 7.9 mi
- Villa Kathrine: 15.1 mi
- Spalding Beach: 19.8 mi
- Seep: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mark Twain Boyhood Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | ENE 76° | 257 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pickerton Hill | SE 145° | 251 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 134° | 244 m | 7.5 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 301° | 222 m | 1.3 mi |
| Holliday Hill | W 266° | 214 m | 0.7 mi |
| College Heights | NW 307° | 208 m | 2.2 mi |
| Cardiff Hill | NW 320° | 202 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:02 | 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 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal WTR WKS, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000419OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Twain, Mark, Boyhood Home, reference 66000419, listed 10/15/66.
OpenStreetMap element way/761066452
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