Vandalia Historical Center
Vandalia Historical Center is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tri-County Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 20 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
city in Audrain and Ralls counties in Missouri, United States
Dates from 1874.
Wikidata Q960362, matched on coordinates and name (185 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vandalia Area Historical Society
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 24 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park · 25 mi
- Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge · 29 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Tri-County Park: 0.4 mi
- Daniels Park: 0.5 mi
- Vandalia Community Lake: 5.4 mi
- Curryville City Park: 8.2 mi
- Bill Trower Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Brian C. K. MacFarlane, Purple Leaf Plum Tree: 23.1 mi
- The Missouri Exercise Tiger Army & Navy Anchor Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Audrain County Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
- WWII Battle of Exercise Tiger 60th Anniversary: 23.1 mi
- Frederick Whitcomb Fountain: 23.1 mi
- James Beauchamp Clark House: 16.1 mi
- Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site: 20.2 mi
- Graceland - Audrain County Historical Society, American Saddle Horse Museum: 23.6 mi
- Audrain County School: 23.6 mi
- Simmons Stables: 23.8 mi
- Uncle Sammys Spring: 17.3 mi
- Parsons Spring: 18.6 mi
- Seep: 19.2 mi
- Copper Spring: 22.6 mi
- Spalding Beach: 19.0 mi
- HWY 107 Beach: 21.7 mi
- Florida: 20.7 mi
- Welcome to Mexico MO: 24.1 mi
- Pickerton Hill: 22.1 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 23.1 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 24.2 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 24.6 mi
- Community Garden: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vandalia Historical Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | E 94° | 305 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pickerton Hill | NE 44° | 251 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vandalia, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12474486461
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