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Museum of Anthropology

Museum of Anthropology from directly overhead

Museum of Anthropology is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Art & Archaeology, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Missouri

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94450, -92.32603

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kuhlman Court: 0.1 mi
  • Mel Carnahan Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
  • Francis Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Paquin Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Inert Stabile: 0.0 mi
  • Yielding Spire: 0.1 mi
  • Family Unity: 0.1 mi
  • Beetle Bailey: 0.2 mi
  • Abstract Variation, No. 6: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Historic sites: 18
  • Kuhlman Court: 0.1 mi
  • Engineers' Shamrock: 0.2 mi
  • War Memorial for Engineers: 0.2 mi
  • Courthouse Columns: 0.6 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Courtyard Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.6 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 6
  • Burr Oak: 8.1 mi
  • Boathenge: 9.3 mi
  • Shryocks Callaway Farms: 13.2 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 14.4 mi
  • Historical Exhibit: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rollins Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Gum Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Stephens Lake Park Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sled Hill: 1.1 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesN 1°212 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566675797869584635
Precip in2.42.33.24.85.25.14.64.14.33.53.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12640968835

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