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Smith's Hill Stone

Smith's Hill Stone from directly overhead

Smith's Hill Stone is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwood History Museum, a museum 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1921
Inscription
Smiths Hill, County Line, Marker Erected by St. Louis Cycling Club, 1921; Dedicated to the pioneer cyclists who made this spot their "Mecca" and to our friend Victor Smith whose courtesy and good fellowship were ever unfaltering.
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Coordinates38.54036, -90.73964

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Old dam: 3.5 mi
  • Pond Stone: 5.3 mi
  • Daniel Boone Judgement Tree Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Indian Teepee: 6.6 mi
  • Sod House: 6.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Museums: 30
  • Wildwood History Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Myseum: 13.3 mi
  • Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 13.4 mi
  • The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog: 14.5 mi
  • Morton J. May Foundation Gallery: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 17
  • High Point St. Louis County: 3.6 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Jensen's Point: 4.1 mi
  • Tavern Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Lost Hill: 5.0 mi
Springs: 16
  • Rockwood Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Babler Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Zombie Road Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Dunn Spring: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 14
Beaches: 12
  • Twimsberg Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Wunderblick Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Seebach Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Lionshead Beach: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 2
  • Shelter bluff: 4.0 mi
  • Climbing Area: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 22.7 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dripping Springs: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith's Hill Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockN 351°272 m4.5 mi
Chinkapin HillSSE 166°262 m10.7 mi
Herman's HilltopSSE 164°248 m10.6 mi
North LaBarque HillS 169°247 m10.3 mi
Frisco HillSE 125°247 m18.7 mi
South LaBarque HillS 170°244 m10.4 mi
Antire HillE 100°237 m10.2 mi
Enoch KnobW 277°228 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4019:5220:31
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1816:0416:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566675797769574536
Precip in2.42.03.54.64.64.33.33.43.03.13.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Spirit OF ST Louis AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7715252382

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