The Griot Museum of Black History
The Griot Museum of Black History is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is George B. Vashon Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 2.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Griot Museum of Black History is a wax museum in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History (“The Griot”) in 2009. In some west African countries, the griot, is a historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader who preserves and shares cultural traditions of a community. Likewise, the museum collects, preserves, and shares the stories, culture, and history of Black people with a focus on those with a regional connection to St. Louis.
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Wikidata Q43082729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 3 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 8 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George B. Vashon Museum: 0.2 mi
- NBEW-IBEW Museum: 1.1 mi
- Scott Joplin House: 1.1 mi
- City Museum: 1.4 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Saint Louis Place Park: 0.3 mi
- Yeatman Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Old North Saint Louis Chess Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Strodtman Park: 0.7 mi
- Hyde Park: 0.7 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- New Roots Urban Farm: 0.7 mi
- Jeffvanderlou Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Firecracker Press: 0.7 mi
- Dr. Carver - The People's Scientist: 1.1 mi
- Enduring Currents: 1.2 mi
- All For City: 1.4 mi
- Nijinski Hare: 1.5 mi
- Washington University Sidewalk Stone: 1.4 mi
- Big Mound Monument: 1.5 mi
- King Louis IX of France: 1.6 mi
- Eternal Flame: 1.7 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Military Museum: 1.7 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.7 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.8 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.8 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.8 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 2.5 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.1 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.4 mi
- Little Creek: 9.5 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 4.3 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.4 mi
- Government Hill: 4.3 mi
- Art Hill: 4.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 7.9 mi
- Monks Mound: 8.0 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 3.3 mi
- Headwaters: 3.9 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 8.6 mi
- Wise Falls: 3.5 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 3.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.1 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 18.5 mi
- Beaver Falls: 18.5 mi
- Broadway: 8.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- Machens: 18.5 mi
- Wilkie: 19.3 mi
- Times Beach: 23.5 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 8.4 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.8 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.5 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Griot Museum of Black History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 216° | 247 m | 22.8 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 243° | 237 m | 21.0 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SE 124° | 196 m | 9.0 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 311° | 188 m | 25.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 127° | 185 m | 20.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 72° | 182 m | 11.5 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 78° | 174 m | 16.8 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 67° | 171 m | 24.3 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| 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 · 2 mi
- East St. Louis · 5 mi
- Granite City · 5 mi
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 8 mi
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