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Crystal City Historical Society

Crystal City Historical Society from directly overhead

Crystal City Historical Society is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Vinegar Hill stands 324 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pittsburg Plate Glass, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States

Dates from 1911.

Wikidata Q963485, matched on coordinates and name (138 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Crystal City Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.22082, -90.37748

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Crystal Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jorkerst Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 1.2 mi
  • Larry G. Crites Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Dunklin-Fletcher Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 17.2 mi
  • Shoemaker School: 17.9 mi
  • Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 22.7 mi
  • Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 37
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 23
Peaks: 22
  • Buck Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Potato Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Frisco Hill: 12.1 mi
  • 690 ft: 12.4 mi
  • Jawbone: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 11
  • Skaggs Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Blue Springs: 19.7 mi
  • Hoene Spring House: 20.4 mi
  • Main Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vinegar HillSSW 212°324 m16.5 mi
Little Vine HillS 174°298 m23.0 mi
Berry HillWSW 255°293 m24.7 mi
Bald HillWSW 242°266 m20.5 mi
Chinkapin HillNW 305°262 m20.6 mi
Bezidek HillSW 229°261 m23.1 mi
Buck KnobSE 130°259 m1.2 mi
Herman's HilltopNW 306°248 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:4920:29
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0416:45

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1124305595

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