Mini Arch
Mini Arch is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Chinkapin Hill stands 262 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Elvira Moll Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 3.7 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
(the sign post for the shops below)
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 4.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 9 mi
- Elk Hollow · 14 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 17 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elvira Moll Park: 0.7 mi
- George Appel Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Lemay Park: 0.9 mi
- Black Forest County Park: 1.0 mi
- Ohlendorf County Park: 1.1 mi
- Old Ordance Room: 1.3 mi
- Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum: 1.9 mi
- Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum: 1.9 mi
- Missouri Civil War Museum: 2.0 mi
- Jeffeson Barracks Ordnance Museum: 2.0 mi
- WWII in the Pacific: 1.5 mi
- Old Guard Monument: 1.5 mi
- Donald L. Fanetti: 1.7 mi
- Rosenblatt Monument: 1.9 mi
- Fort Belofontaine Monument: 2.5 mi
- Alderman Albert (Red) Villa: 1.6 mi
- Minuteman: 2.0 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 2.5 mi
- Our Lady of Sorrows: 3.0 mi
- All Heart: 3.0 mi
- Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 3.8 mi
- Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 3.9 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 5.7 mi
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 5.9 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 5.9 mi
- Dupo Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Star Garden: 5.0 mi
- Star Garden: 5.0 mi
- Transgender Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 5.4 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 6.1 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 7.7 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Teszars Woods Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 4.2 mi
- Government Hill: 7.0 mi
- Art Hill: 7.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 9.2 mi
- Clarks Mound: 12.0 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Tables: 5.2 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 4.7 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 5.2 mi
- Headwaters: 5.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 5.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 7.4 mi
- Broadway: 1.4 mi
- Times Beach: 17.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 20.3 mi
- Goldman: 20.8 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 14.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Climbing Area: 21.0 mi
- Shelter bluff: 21.2 mi
- Wise Falls: 6.9 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 7.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mini Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinkapin Hill | WSW 246° | 262 m | 24.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 190° | 259 m | 22.8 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | WSW 246° | 248 m | 23.7 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SW 222° | 247 m | 13.8 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | WSW 247° | 247 m | 24.5 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | WSW 247° | 244 m | 24.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | W 264° | 237 m | 14.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 182° | 218 m | 17.7 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 | 20:29 |
| 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1242563809
Day trips start here
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- St. Louis · 7 mi
- East St. Louis · 10 mi
- St. Louis County · 11 mi
- Fairmont City · 13 mi
- Granite City · 14 mi
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