Veterans Memoria
Veterans Memoria is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Mineral Hill stands 328 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Benjamin Franklin, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.8 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Dedicated to the Veterans of Franklin County
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 42.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 46.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 31.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Blind · 11 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 20 mi
- Elk Hollow · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Friendship Park: 0.3 mi
- K-9 -n- Kiddos Park: 0.3 mi
- Union City Park: 0.5 mi
- Union Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
- Union City Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 6.6 mi
- Big Foot: 13.1 mi
- Haunted Emmaus Asylum: 13.7 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 14.9 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 14.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 0.8 mi
- Disabled Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Bassora Cemetery Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Autumn Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lost Hill: 8.3 mi
- Lost Hill: 10.6 mi
- Enoch Knob: 11.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Union Access: 0.6 mi
- Mayer's Landing Access: 2.5 mi
- Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve: 4.5 mi
- Dr. Henry A. and Amalia Uhlemeyer Access: 5.4 mi
- Miller-Post Nature Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Dunn Spring: 7.6 mi
- Roaring Spring: 12.1 mi
- La Jolla Spring: 14.8 mi
- Copper Hollow Spring: 15.1 mi
- Camper Spring: 16.8 mi
- Twimsberg Beach: 20.6 mi
- Seebach Beach: 21.3 mi
- Geneva Beach: 21.4 mi
- Lionshead Beach: 21.5 mi
- Wunderblick Beach: 21.6 mi
- Casco: 9.0 mi
- Calvey: 13.2 mi
- George: 14.2 mi
- Walbert: 19.3 mi
- Senate Grove: 19.6 mi
- Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 0.0 mi
- Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 4.6 mi
- Iron Spike Model Train Museum: 6.9 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Washington Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- Peace Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
- The Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.0 mi
- George Washington: 7.7 mi
- Washington, Missouri: 8.0 mi
- Shelter bluff: 19.9 mi
- Climbing Area: 20.2 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 9.1 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 9.3 mi
- Creekside: 20.3 mi
- Hillside: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memoria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Hill | SSW 204° | 328 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sandy Hill | SSE 158° | 307 m | 24.0 mi |
| Berry Hill | SSE 155° | 293 m | 24.4 mi |
| Kaiser Hill | NW 305° | 280 m | 18.8 mi |
| Tavern Rock | NE 51° | 272 m | 17.6 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | ESE 102° | 262 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 278° | 248 m | 15.2 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | ESE 102° | 248 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5531251549
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