World Chess Hall of Fame
World Chess Hall of Fame is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Championship Staunton, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.2 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
hall of fame, art museum in Central West End, St. Louis Missouri
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q8035502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 5.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
- Blind · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Championship Staunton: 0.0 mi
- Angel of Harmony: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: 0.8 mi
- General Franz Sigel Statue: 0.8 mi
- A Seat at the Table: 0.9 mi
- Taylor Park: 0.2 mi
- Samuel Kennedy Park: 0.4 mi
- Fountain Park: 0.8 mi
- Beckett Park: 1.0 mi
- Chouteau Park: 1.0 mi
- Frank Preston Blair, Jr. Statue: 0.3 mi
- Jewish Tercentenary Monument: 0.3 mi
- Henry W. Kiel: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Erlanger House: 0.5 mi
- Hope Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 0.6 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 1.4 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 1.9 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Full Circle Healing Garden: 0.7 mi
- Boyle Laclede Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bustani Ya Upenda: 1.0 mi
- Jewel Box: 1.2 mi
- GROW Pavilion and Gallery: 1.2 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.1 mi
- Saint Louis Science Center: 1.2 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 1.4 mi
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: 1.4 mi
- Pulitzer Arts Foundation: 1.5 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.0 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 9.0 mi
- Little Creek: 9.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 1.5 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 1.7 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 0.5 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Headwaters: 2.9 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 5.9 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.0 mi
- Government Hill: 1.4 mi
- Art Hill: 1.8 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 4.0 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 10.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 10.7 mi
- Wise Falls: 0.9 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 0.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.7 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.2 mi
- Broadway: 7.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.8 mi
- Machens: 18.3 mi
- Wilkie: 18.5 mi
- Times Beach: 20.7 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 7.2 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Climbing Area: 22.7 mi
- Shelter bluff: 23.0 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World Chess Hall of Fame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SSW 211° | 247 m | 20.8 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 240° | 237 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 241° | 205 m | 22.8 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 114° | 196 m | 11.2 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 316° | 188 m | 23.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 122° | 185 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 73° | 182 m | 14.3 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 78° | 174 m | 19.6 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 | 16:44 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 2 mi
- Cahokia · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 7 mi
- Ferguson · 7 mi
- Granite City · 7 mi
- Fairmont City · 9 mi
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