National Blues Museum
National Blues Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Reflection Pillars, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former museum in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (2016–2026)
Wikidata Q28401609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 1.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 1 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 13 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reflection Pillars: 0.0 mi
- Synergism: 0.1 mi
- Forces: 0.1 mi
- Torso di Ikaro: 0.1 mi
- Walking Figure: 0.2 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 0.2 mi
- Laclede's Landing Wax Museum: 0.3 mi
- Old Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 0.4 mi
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.5 mi
- Robert J. Baer Plaza: 0.2 mi
- The DUC Park: 0.2 mi
- Kiener Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Peabody Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Citygarden: 0.4 mi
- International Fur Exchange: 0.4 mi
- Fort San Carlos: 0.4 mi
- Chief Pontiac: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Suits Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Phelim O'Toole: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 0.6 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.1 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.1 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.1 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.1 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.3 mi
- Play Garden: 0.3 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.3 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 6.9 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.2 mi
- Little Creek: 11.4 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 0.8 mi
- Government Hill: 5.2 mi
- Art Hill: 5.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.9 mi
- Monks Mound: 7.2 mi
- Headwaters: 3.5 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.3 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.0 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.8 mi
- Wise Falls: 4.2 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 4.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.6 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.1 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Broadway: 7.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.4 mi
- Machens: 20.3 mi
- Wilkie: 21.1 mi
- Times Beach: 23.8 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.7 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.2 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Stone Arch: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Blues Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 220° | 247 m | 22.2 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 248° | 237 m | 21.3 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 119° | 196 m | 7.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 125° | 185 m | 19.2 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 62° | 182 m | 11.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 72° | 174 m | 16.2 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 93° | 171 m | 23.3 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 63° | 171 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 4 mi
- Fairmont City · 5 mi
- Granite City · 5 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
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