Museum · Missouri
Old Ordance Room
Old Ordance Room is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Chinkapin Hill stands 262 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII in the Pacific, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.9 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1851
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates38.51905, -90.27274
- 4.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 3.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 3.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 9 mi
- Elk Hollow · 14 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 17 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- WWII in the Pacific: 0.2 mi
- Old Guard Monument: 0.2 mi
- Mini Arch: 1.3 mi
- Fort Belofontaine Monument: 1.4 mi
- To the Confederate Dead: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Black Forest County Park: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson Barracks County Park: 0.5 mi
- Sylvan Springs Park: 1.4 mi
- Lemay Park: 1.6 mi
- R-9 County Park: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum: 1.0 mi
- Missouri Civil War Museum: 1.1 mi
- Jeffeson Barracks Ordnance Museum: 1.1 mi
- Carondelet Historical Society: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Minuteman: 1.0 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 1.5 mi
- Alderman Albert (Red) Villa: 2.1 mi
- Blue Collar Baroque: 4.0 mi
- All Heart: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 4.9 mi
- Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 5.0 mi
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 6.4 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 6.4 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 54
- Dupo Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Transgender Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Star Garden: 6.1 mi
- Star Garden: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Tweed Prairie: 4.4 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 6.9 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 8.6 mi
- Teszars Woods Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 24
- Oklahoma Hill: 3.0 mi
- Government Hill: 8.1 mi
- Art Hill: 8.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 9.7 mi
- Mt Millstadt: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Gurney Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
Springs: 20
- Falling Spring: 4.9 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 6.0 mi
- Headwaters: 6.0 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 6.2 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Broadway: 1.7 mi
- Times Beach: 17.8 mi
- Goldman: 20.4 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 15.4 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Climbing Area: 21.9 mi
- Shelter bluff: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Wise Falls: 7.9 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 8.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 17.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Ordance Room. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinkapin Hill | WSW 249° | 262 m | 24.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSW 192° | 259 m | 21.9 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | WSW 249° | 248 m | 23.9 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SW 227° | 247 m | 13.6 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | WSW 250° | 247 m | 24.8 mi |
| Antire Hill | W 269° | 237 m | 15.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 185° | 218 m | 16.7 mi |
| Glassberg Hill | WSW 257° | 214 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001492OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1109770978
Day trips start here
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- St. Louis · 8 mi
- East St. Louis · 10 mi
- St. Louis County · 12 mi
- Fairmont City · 13 mi
- Granite City · 14 mi
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