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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 73 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95607, -92.36882

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shelter Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Columbia Agriculture Park: 0.2 mi
  • Clary-Shy Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Again Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 47
  • Horse Sculptures: 0.2 mi
  • Taking the Plunge: 0.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 0.7 mi
  • Art of Memory: 0.9 mi
  • Kidness: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 18
  • Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The Sensory Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Youth Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Kilgore's Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Battle Garden: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Rhett Walters Rock: 1.8 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Courthouse Columns: 2.2 mi
  • War Memorial for Engineers: 2.2 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 6
  • Burr Oak: 6.5 mi
  • Boathenge: 9.5 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 12.2 mi
  • Shryocks Callaway Farms: 15.4 mi
  • Historical Exhibit: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rollins Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Gum Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Stephens Lake Park Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sled Hill: 3.4 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesNNE 11°212 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566675797869584635
Precip in2.42.33.24.85.25.14.64.14.33.53.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12423676536

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