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Memorial Bell Tower

Memorial Bell Tower from directly overhead

Memorial Bell Tower is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Devils Horn stands 367 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1965
Height
30.48 m
Width
7.62 m
Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates40.35198, -94.88254

53 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Kissing Bridge: 0.1 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Wabash Park: 0.4 mi
  • Robertson-Crist Park: 0.4 mi
  • Franklin Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Bell of '48: 0.0 mi
  • Freedom Rock: 0.5 mi
  • First House in Maryville: 0.6 mi
  • Maryville: 0.6 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 4
  • The Mound: 13.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Devils Horn: 20.9 mi
  • Redmond Hill: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mozingo Beach: 5.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HornNE367 m20.9 mi
Bunker HillENE337 m14.6 mi
The MoundN328 m13.4 mi
Redmond HillE294 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:4016:1416:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840516272767466544029
Precip in0.91.22.34.05.55.05.34.23.53.02.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryville 2E, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1323518987

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