Scott Joplin House
Scott Joplin House is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is NBEW-IBEW Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Scott Joplin House State Historic Site is located at 2658 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It preserves the Scott Joplin Residence, the home of composer Scott Joplin from 1901 to 1903. The house and its surroundings are maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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Dates from 1983.
Wikidata Q1482233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 2.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 2 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 13 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- NBEW-IBEW Museum: 0.1 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Moto Museum: 0.8 mi
- City Museum: 0.8 mi
- Campbell House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Norman Seay Park: 0.4 mi
- DeSoto Park: 0.5 mi
- Chambers Park: 0.5 mi
- Aloe Plaza West: 0.6 mi
- Janet B. Wood Park: 0.6 mi
- All For City: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Carver - The People's Scientist: 0.5 mi
- Pillars of the Valley: 0.5 mi
- Profile Canto and Abstract Variation/Bedu: 0.7 mi
- Billiken: 0.8 mi
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 0.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.0 mi
- New Roots Urban Farm: 1.0 mi
- Grandel Center for Urban Agriculture: 1.0 mi
- The Sunken Garden: 1.1 mi
- Washington University Sidewalk Stone: 0.7 mi
- King Louis IX of France: 0.8 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Military Museum: 1.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 0.7 mi
- Wave Swinger: 0.7 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 0.7 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 0.8 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 1.4 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.8 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 10.2 mi
- Little Creek: 10.4 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- Headwaters: 2.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 2.9 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 3.4 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.6 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 7.7 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.6 mi
- Government Hill: 3.8 mi
- Art Hill: 4.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.2 mi
- Monks Mound: 8.4 mi
- Wise Falls: 2.9 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 3.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.2 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.6 mi
- Broadway: 7.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.3 mi
- Machens: 19.4 mi
- Wilkie: 20.1 mi
- Times Beach: 22.7 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.0 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Stone Arch: 24.7 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scott Joplin House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 217° | 247 m | 21.7 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 245° | 237 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 245° | 205 m | 24.8 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 117° | 196 m | 8.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 124° | 185 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 67° | 182 m | 12.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 74° | 174 m | 17.3 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 94° | 171 m | 24.7 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 | 18:25 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76002235OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Joplin, Scott, House, reference 76002235, listed 12/08/76.
OpenStreetMap element way/616033312
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 1 mi
- Cahokia · 5 mi
- East St. Louis · 5 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 7 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 9 mi
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