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Museum of Western Jesuit Missions

Museum of Western Jesuit Missions from directly overhead

Museum of Western Jesuit Missions is a museum in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Howdershell Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78580, -90.37880

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howdershell Park: 0.3 mi
  • White Birch Park: 0.5 mi
  • Harry S. Truman Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pershall Park: 0.7 mi
  • Queen Anne Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • F-101: 4.3 mi
  • Chris Brown: 4.8 mi
  • HM ST Charles: 5.6 mi
  • Armed Services Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Dellwood Conoco: 5.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Half court basketball: 6.6 mi
  • Katy Trail Completion Bell: 8.5 mi
  • The W Karaoke Lounge: 9.7 mi
  • St. Louis Walk of Fame: 9.9 mi
  • Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 57
Springs: 28
  • Burnham Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Cabanne Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Oak Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Picnic sites: 23
Peaks: 23
  • Art Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Lone Tree Indian Mound: 11.5 mi
  • Government Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Two Story Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 4.6 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 12.9 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Cliff: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Dripping Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 11.3 mi
  • Wise Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 12.3 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockWSW 238°272 m23.7 mi
Tucker KnobNNW 333°268 m15.2 mi
McAdams PeakNNW 327°246 m16.0 mi
McCoy HillNNW 339°237 m18.1 mi
Antire HillSSW 207°237 m21.1 mi
Franklin HillNNW 328°234 m24.5 mi
Dug HillNNW 335°221 m20.0 mi
Bald HillSSW 213°205 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3819:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323747586877807971594737
Precip in2.62.23.54.74.84.53.93.43.03.23.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367087365

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