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Missouri Civil War Museum

Missouri Civil War Museum from directly overhead

Missouri Civil War Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Chinkapin Hill stands 262 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeffeson Barracks Ordnance Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 2.3 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1905
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.50616, -90.28396

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
  • Sylvan Springs Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jefferson Barracks County Park: 0.5 mi
  • R-9 County Park: 0.9 mi
  • Black Forest County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Union Road County Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 4.9 mi
  • Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 4.9 mi
  • Shoemaker School: 7.1 mi
  • Budweiser Brewery Experience: 7.4 mi
  • Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 27
  • Oklahoma Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Government Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Art Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 10.8 mi
  • Mt Millstadt: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 20
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 16.2 mi
  • Climbing Area: 21.4 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 21.6 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wise Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 9.4 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 17.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinkapin HillWSW 250°262 m23.4 mi
Buck KnobSSW 191°259 m20.9 mi
Herman's HilltopWSW 250°248 m23.1 mi
Frisco HillSW 228°247 m12.5 mi
North LaBarque HillWSW 251°247 m23.9 mi
South LaBarque HillWSW 251°244 m24.1 mi
Antire HillW 272°237 m14.7 mi
Potato HillS 183°218 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:5020:29
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0316:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313645576675797770584636
Precip in2.72.33.54.64.84.35.03.13.43.03.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001492OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1424990113

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