Glore Psychiatric Museum
Glore Psychiatric Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Archives Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Glore Psychiatric Museum is part of a complex of St. Joseph, Missouri, museums, along with the Black Archives Museum, the St. Joseph Museum, and the American Indian and History Galleries. The Glore exhibits feature the 130-year history of the adjacent state mental hospital, and illustrate the history of mental health treatment through the ages. It has been called one of the fifty most unusual museums in the United States.
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Dates from 1967.
Wikidata Q18150876, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- St. Joseph Museums
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 191.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mark Youndahl Urban Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- France Park: 1.1 mi
- Corby Grove: 1.2 mi
- Noyes Field: 1.3 mi
- Parkway A: 1.3 mi
- Dupree Memorial Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Caroline Sheridan Logan Memorial Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Pigeon Hill Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
- Bluffwoods Conservation Area: 12.5 mi
- Black Archives Museum: 0.0 mi
- St. Joseph Museums: 0.0 mi
- Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Wyeth-Tootle Mansion: 2.2 mi
- Patee House: 2.4 mi
- Walter Cronkite Memorial: 1.9 mi
- St. Joseph Missouri: 2.5 mi
- Krug Castle: 2.6 mi
- Pony Express Hill Figure: 2.9 mi
- Fort Smtih: 2.9 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 2.2 mi
- President Lincoln Mural: 2.4 mi
- Tall Oak: 14.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 14.9 mi
- Amelia Earhart: 22.2 mi
- CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 2.5 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 13.0 mi
- Nelson Rogers Residence: 14.9 mi
- Sallie House: 21.8 mi
- OLOG Mary Garden: 1.2 mi
- Leah Spratt Park: 2.5 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- King Hill: 4.8 mi
- Peach Tree Peak: 17.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 20.7 mi
- Bayfield: 11.3 mi
- Boxford: 12.7 mi
- Empire Prairie: 23.0 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 20.8 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glore Psychiatric Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 293° | 357 m | 20.7 mi |
| King Hill | SW 214° | 323 m | 4.8 mi |
| Peach Tree Peak | NW 318° | 20 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph Rosecrans MEM AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13654017479
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