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Mini Arch

Mini Arch from directly overhead

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

Coordinates38.53433, -90.28607

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves: 30
Peaks: 25
  • 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
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 20
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 14.3 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 20.2 mi
  • Climbing Area: 21.0 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wise Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 7.4 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 16.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinkapin HillWSW 246°262 m24.0 mi
Buck KnobS 190°259 m22.8 mi
Herman's HilltopWSW 246°248 m23.7 mi
Frisco HillSW 222°247 m13.8 mi
North LaBarque HillWSW 247°247 m24.5 mi
South LaBarque HillWSW 247°244 m24.7 mi
Antire HillW 264°237 m14.6 mi
Potato HillS 182°218 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:5020:29
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313645576675797770584636
Precip in2.72.33.54.64.84.35.03.13.43.03.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1242563809

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