Iron Spike Model Train Museum
Iron Spike Model Train Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Kaiser Hill stands 280 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Community Garden, a garden 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 46 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 46.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 43.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 26.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Blind · 13 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 19 mi
- Elk Hollow · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerry J. Jasper Lakeview Park: 1.1 mi
- Lafayette Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Krog Park: 1.3 mi
- Railroad Heritage Park: 1.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Gravesite of town founder: 1.3 mi
- Bassora Cemetery Memorial: 1.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Plaque: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Haunted Emmaus Asylum: 7.1 mi
- Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 13.5 mi
- Big Foot: 14.3 mi
- Tavern Rock Cave: 15.0 mi
- The Boss: 18.8 mi
- Enoch Knob: 6.5 mi
- Autumn Hill: 6.7 mi
- Lost Hill: 14.2 mi
- Lost Hill: 14.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 14.8 mi
- Miller-Post Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Union Access: 7.2 mi
- Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve: 7.6 mi
- Mayer's Landing Access: 8.2 mi
- Dr. Henry A. and Amalia Uhlemeyer Access: 9.7 mi
- Dunn Spring: 7.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.2 mi
- Roaring Spring: 18.6 mi
- Babler Spring: 18.6 mi
- Rockwood Spring: 19.9 mi
- Twimsberg Beach: 13.7 mi
- Seebach Beach: 14.4 mi
- Geneva Beach: 14.5 mi
- Lionshead Beach: 14.6 mi
- Wunderblick Beach: 14.7 mi
- George Washington: 1.1 mi
- Washington, Missouri: 1.3 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 7.0 mi
- Sailboat Sculpture: 20.9 mi
- This Is Our Water: 22.3 mi
- Washington Historical Society Museum: 1.1 mi
- Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 3.3 mi
- Boone Monument Village: 5.3 mi
- Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 6.9 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Peace Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Casco: 9.4 mi
- Senate Grove: 16.5 mi
- Calvey: 18.4 mi
- George: 21.1 mi
- Walbert: 22.3 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 15.8 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.9 mi
- Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.6 mi
- Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 19.7 mi
- Shelter bluff: 18.9 mi
- Climbing Area: 19.2 mi
- Kallmeyers Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Creekside: 19.6 mi
- Hillside: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Spike Model Train Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Hill | WNW 285° | 280 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tavern Rock | ENE 74° | 272 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | ESE 120° | 262 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 251° | 248 m | 14.8 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | ESE 120° | 248 m | 21.1 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | ESE 121° | 247 m | 20.3 mi |
| Roundabout Hill | NW 322° | 244 m | 18.4 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | ESE 121° | 244 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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