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Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse from directly overhead

Old Courthouse is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ionic Capital, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.6 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri

Dates from 1864.

Wikidata Q12064730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
19.5 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62569, -90.18929

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Luther Ely Smith Square: 0.1 mi
  • Kiener Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Peabody Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Citygarden: 0.3 mi
  • Bank of America Plaza: 0.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Play Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
  • 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Culinary Garden: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Big Mound (Historical): 1.1 mi
  • Government Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Art Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 6.9 mi
  • Clarks Mound: 7.2 mi
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wise Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 4.9 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco HillSW 221°247 m22.0 mi
Antire HillWSW 249°237 m21.2 mi
Potato HillSSW 194°218 m24.7 mi
Clarks MoundESE 117°196 m7.2 mi
Turkey HillSE 125°185 m19.0 mi
Fox HillENE 61°182 m11.2 mi
Browns MoundENE 70°174 m16.3 mi
Berger HillE 92°171 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0216:43

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/42341614

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