Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center is a museum in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 144 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is GROW Pavilion and Gallery, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
science museum in St. Louis, Missouri
Dates from 1963.
Wikidata Q3391653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 144 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 5.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 10 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 15 mi
- Elk Hollow · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- GROW Pavilion and Gallery: 0.0 mi
- Full Circle Healing Garden: 0.5 mi
- Jewel Box: 0.7 mi
- Emerson Conservatory: 1.1 mi
- Brightside Demo Garden: 1.2 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 0.1 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 0.2 mi
- World Chess Hall of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Sachs Museum: 1.4 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Dinosaurs: 0.2 mi
- St. Ignatius: 0.2 mi
- St. Louis: 0.2 mi
- Looking Up: 0.2 mi
- F/A-18B Hornet: 0.2 mi
- Carol Gates Throop Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Adams Park: 0.7 mi
- Chouteau Park: 0.7 mi
- Berra Park: 0.9 mi
- Piazza Imo: 0.9 mi
- River Des Peres National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 0.3 mi
- Aviation Field: 0.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Hope Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- Professional Business Men Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 1.0 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 1.1 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 1.3 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 1.5 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 10.0 mi
- Little Creek: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 0.8 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 1.2 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 0.8 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Headwaters: 2.2 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 4.9 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.3 mi
- Government Hill: 0.9 mi
- Art Hill: 1.5 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 4.6 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 9.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 11.2 mi
- Wise Falls: 0.3 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 1.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.4 mi
- Broadway: 5.9 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
- Machens: 19.2 mi
- Wilkie: 19.3 mi
- Times Beach: 19.8 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 8.1 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Climbing Area: 22.0 mi
- Shelter bluff: 22.3 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 25.0 mi
- Stone Arch: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Louis Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SSW 211° | 247 m | 19.6 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 243° | 237 m | 17.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 183° | 218 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 243° | 205 m | 21.8 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 108° | 196 m | 11.3 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 319° | 188 m | 23.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 119° | 185 m | 22.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 70° | 182 m | 15.1 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/120129615
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 2 mi
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 8 mi
- Ferguson · 8 mi
- Granite City · 8 mi
- St. Louis County · 9 mi
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