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Francis Park

Francis Park from directly overhead

Francis Park is a park in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is David R. Francis Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.4 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1916
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of St. Louis
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.58492, -90.30178

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Lindenwood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Willmore Park: 1.0 mi
  • Tilles Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ackfeld Park: 1.4 mi
  • Brinkop Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
  • SOHA Studio and Gallery: 0.9 mi
  • London: 1.1 mi
  • Aquilone: 1.1 mi
  • Our Lady of Sorrows: 1.1 mi
  • All Heart: 1.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 57
Nature reserves: 31
  • GHV Terrace Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 7.1 mi
  • Bittersweet Woods Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Phantom Forest Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
  • Tweed Prairie: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Government Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Art Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 7.4 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Clarks Mound: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 21
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wise Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 4.1 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 23.5 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 10.7 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 16.6 mi
  • Climbing Area: 20.0 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 20.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockW 273°272 m24.4 mi
Chinkapin HillWSW 238°262 m24.9 mi
Herman's HilltopWSW 238°248 m24.6 mi
Frisco HillSSW 211°247 m16.1 mi
Antire HillWSW 250°237 m14.5 mi
Potato HillS 179°218 m21.2 mi
Glassberg HillWSW 245°214 m22.5 mi
Bald HillWSW 249°205 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586877817972604837
Precip in2.72.33.64.84.94.74.23.73.43.23.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee487 obs
  • Western Honey Bee451 obs
  • Ligated Furrow Bee420 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee306 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee233 obs
  • Monarch194 obs
  • Two-spotted Longhorn Bee146 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail111 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/551148855

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