- Elevation, modelled
- 141 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Frisco Hill247 m · 22.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Illinois0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6254, -90.1881
Luther Ely Smith Square is a park in Missouri, at a modelled 141 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is International Fur Exchange, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.6 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Luther Ely Smith Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 221° | 247 m | 22.0 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 249° | 237 m | 21.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 194° | 218 m | 24.7 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 117° | 196 m | 7.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 125° | 185 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 60° | 182 m | 11.2 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 70° | 174 m | 16.2 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 92° | 171 m | 23.2 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 1.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 1 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 14 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- International Fur Exchange: 0.0 mi
- Phelim O'Toole: 0.1 mi
- Fort San Carlos: 0.1 mi
- Chief Pontiac: 0.1 mi
- Gateway Arch: 0.2 mi
- Dred and Harriet Scott: 0.0 mi
- Corinthian Capital: 0.1 mi
- Ionic Capital: 0.1 mi
- Frankie Muse Freeman: 0.1 mi
- The Runner: 0.2 mi
- Old Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 0.1 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 0.2 mi
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Blues Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kiener Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Peabody Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Citygarden: 0.4 mi
- Katherine Ward Burg Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bank of America Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 0.3 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.2 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.2 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.2 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.2 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
- Play Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.6 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.3 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.0 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.6 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.2 mi
- Government Hill: 5.3 mi
- Art Hill: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.9 mi
- Clarks Mound: 7.1 mi
- Headwaters: 3.4 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.4 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.8 mi
- Wise Falls: 4.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 5.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.8 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.4 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Broadway: 7.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.8 mi
- Machens: 20.7 mi
- Wilkie: 21.5 mi
- Times Beach: 23.8 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.5 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.9 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.5 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Gateway Arch National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- East St. Louis · 3 mi
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- Fairmont City · 5 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
Take the scenic way to Luther Ely Smith Square.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.