Center for French Colonial Life
Center for French Colonial Life is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Lewis Hill stands 374 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Louis Bolduc House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.5 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
102 named places within 25 miles
- Pere Marquette Park: 1.5 mi
- Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site: 7.4 mi
- Pierre Menard Home Historic Site: 7.5 mi
- French Colonial Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Lick Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mertell Hill: 9.3 mi
- Jawbone: 10.5 mi
- Pikes Peak: 10.6 mi
- Madden Hill: 13.4 mi
- Louis Bolduc House: 0.1 mi
- Ste Genevieve Museum Learning Center: 0.1 mi
- Red Bud Area Museum: 16.3 mi
- James M. Eddleman Millitary Museum: 17.9 mi
- Perry County Museum: 20.4 mi
- Kidd Lake State Natural Area: 13.7 mi
- Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
- County Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Mill Creek Natural Area: 22.3 mi
- Swayne Hollow SNA: 22.4 mi
- Wild Hog Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Owl Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Wall of Honor: 20.3 mi
- Kennett Castle: 22.0 mi
- Pittsburg Plate Glass: 24.4 mi
- La Hae Spring: 14.4 mi
- Skaggs Spring: 17.5 mi
- Double Arch: 18.4 mi
- Stone Arch: 22.5 mi
- pyroglyphics: 22.9 mi
- World War One Doughboy: 24.4 mi
- Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 11.7 mi
- Valley Forge: 22.4 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Center for French Colonial Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hill | SSW 210° | 374 m | 23.2 mi |
| Union Hill | SW 221° | 350 m | 23.9 mi |
| Wiggins Hill | WSW 245° | 342 m | 22.8 mi |
| Peg Knob | SSW 211° | 333 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gibson Hill | SW 215° | 331 m | 22.5 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 217° | 311 m | 23.6 mi |
| Little Vine Hill | WSW 249° | 298 m | 17.0 mi |
| Madden Hill | SSW 207° | 294 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaskaskia RVR Navigation Lock, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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