Missouri Wing
Missouri Wing is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route passes 2.9 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Commemorative Air Force
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 11.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 21.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Confluence Overlook · 4 mi
- Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine · 5 mi
- Lover’s Leap · 6 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary the Turtle: 2.9 mi
- Two Girls Playing: 8.2 mi
- Winneberge Wheel: 8.3 mi
- Blancette: 9.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Statue: 10.7 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 3.1 mi
- Katy Trail Completion Bell: 5.7 mi
- Half court basketball: 11.0 mi
- Alton Military Prison Site: 13.4 mi
- Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 13.5 mi
- New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District: 3.7 mi
- Elsah Historic District: 4.3 mi
- Treehouse Wildlife Center: 6.1 mi
- River Road Park: 6.1 mi
- Island District Quay: 6.9 mi
- Elsah Soldiers: 4.5 mi
- Cancer Awareness Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 7.9 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 7.9 mi
- Olin Foundation: 10.3 mi
- Rau Garden: 9.3 mi
- Discovery Gardens: 10.5 mi
- The Grove: 13.0 mi
- River of Colors: 13.0 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 13.1 mi
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 10.2 mi
- Alumni House/Museum: 10.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Nature Center: 10.9 mi
- Saint Charles Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: 14.5 mi
- Lone Tree Indian Mound: 4.9 mi
- Tucker Knob: 5.5 mi
- Park High Point: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 6.6 mi
- McAdams Peak: 6.8 mi
- Cuivre Island: 12.3 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 17.6 mi
- Large Stag Island: 17.7 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 19.9 mi
- Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Bryan Island: 7.6 mi
- Pelican Island Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 8.3 mi
- Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Spring: 4.1 mi
- Spring: 4.6 mi
- Spring: 4.7 mi
- Spring: 5.3 mi
- Spring: 5.5 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 3.0 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Little Giant City: 5.4 mi
- Falls: 3.6 mi
- Falls: 3.7 mi
- Sierra Falls: 4.4 mi
- Falls: 5.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Wilkie: 3.2 mi
- Machens: 5.7 mi
- Firma: 13.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 17.3 mi
- Sterling Landing: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missouri Wing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | NW 314° | 268 m | 5.5 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 302° | 246 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 324° | 238 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kintown Hill | NW 324° | 238 m | 19.3 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NNW 334° | 237 m | 8.0 mi |
| Franklin Hill | NW 318° | 234 m | 14.9 mi |
| Gaske Hill | NW 322° | 234 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 305° | 234 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles CO AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13900469291
Day trips start here
- St. Charles · 10 mi
- Ferguson · 14 mi
- Alton · 15 mi
- St. Louis County · 20 mi
- Granite City · 22 mi
- St. Louis · 23 mi
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