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Washington Historical Society Museum

Washington Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Washington Historical Society Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. Kaiser Hill stands 280 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is George Washington, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 45 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.55681, -91.01121

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lafayette Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Rennick Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Railroad Heritage Park: 0.4 mi
  • Krog Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Lucinda Owens Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Robert Frazer Marker: 0.3 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Gravesite of town founder: 0.5 mi
  • Bassora Cemetery Memorial: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 29
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 16
Springs: 13
  • Dunn Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Babler Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Rockwood Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Roaring Spring: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Twimsberg Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Seebach Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Lionshead Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Wunderblick Beach: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 7
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 16.7 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.8 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.8 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Creekside: 18.9 mi
  • Hillside: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaiser HillWNW 281°280 m15.5 mi
Tavern RockENE 76°272 m14.3 mi
Chinkapin HillESE 123°262 m20.8 mi
Bald HillWSW 249°248 m15.8 mi
Herman's HilltopESE 123°248 m20.9 mi
North LaBarque HillSE 124°247 m20.1 mi
Roundabout HillNW 319°244 m18.2 mi
South LaBarque HillSE 124°244 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5320:32
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0516:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303444556574787668564434
Precip in2.52.53.74.65.34.24.23.73.73.43.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/505920649

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