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Arnold Historical Society Museum

Arnold Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Arnold Historical Society Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferd B. Lang Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States

Wikidata Q602688, matched on coordinates and name (916 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Arnold Missouri Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42945, -90.37906

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ferd B. Lang Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pomme Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ronquest Field: 1.4 mi
  • Strawberry Creek Nature Area: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Meramec Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Pink Elephant: 3.7 mi
  • Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 8.4 mi
  • Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 8.5 mi
  • Shoemaker School: 10.2 mi
  • Budd RDC-1 ITAX #54: 10.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 51
Nature reserves: 25
Peaks: 25
  • Frisco Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Antire Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Potato Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 20
  • Main Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Smizer Mill Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Horse Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Bright Spring: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wise Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 15.7 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arnold Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockWNW 301°272 m23.6 mi
Chinkapin HillW 261°262 m17.1 mi
Buck KnobS 176°259 m15.3 mi
Herman's HilltopW 262°248 m16.7 mi
Frisco HillSW 234°247 m5.2 mi
North LaBarque HillW 262°247 m17.7 mi
South LaBarque HillW 262°244 m17.8 mi
Antire HillWNW 302°237 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0316:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574787669584636
Precip in2.72.54.04.94.84.73.83.63.42.83.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Festus, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1300980599

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