World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup
World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tabor, a peak 1.3 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.9 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Beverage dispenser in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States; Guinness world record holder for largest cup of soft drink.
Dates from 2017-08-20.
Wikidata Q114570532, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- wood
- Inscription
- 4,730 Gallons of Lemonade • Record Set August 20, 2017
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rhodes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 6.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
125 named places within 25 miles
- Shawnee Park: 1.7 mi
- Arena Park: 1.8 mi
- Choctaw Park: 2.0 mi
- Capaha Park: 2.4 mi
- Fort D: 2.5 mi
- Mount Tabor: 1.3 mi
- Cape Rock: 4.9 mi
- Lost Hill: 6.0 mi
- Coker Knob: 7.0 mi
- Grassy Knob: 7.1 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 12.7 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 13.8 mi
- Grays Point: 6.6 mi
- Ancell: 8.9 mi
- New York: 11.0 mi
- Redman: 13.3 mi
- Stroderville: 13.6 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 2.1 mi
- Fort D: 2.5 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 15.9 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Bald Knob Cross of Peace: 21.9 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 2.7 mi
- The Glenn House: 2.9 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 3.0 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 7.8 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 24.0 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 3.1 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 3.1 mi
- Preachers Eye: 19.6 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 24.6 mi
- May Greene Garden: 2.9 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 15.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NE 34° | 314 m | 21.9 mi |
| Government Rock | NNE 21° | 250 m | 21.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNE 12° | 242 m | 7.1 mi |
| McGee Hill | NNE 23° | 240 m | 19.2 mi |
| Vick Hill | E 82° | 232 m | 11.9 mi |
| Coker Knob | NNE 29° | 228 m | 7.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 278° | 226 m | 22.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNE 21° | 221 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10090407440
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 2 mi
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