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Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park

Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park from directly overhead

Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 124 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis and Clark in Illinois, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.4 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2005
Elevation
124 m

What to expect

Operated by
Gateway Center of Metropolitan St. Louis

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62296, -90.17323

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Katherine Ward Burg Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Luther Ely Smith Square: 0.8 mi
  • Robert J. Baer Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Kiener Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Peabody Plaza: 1.1 mi
Museums
Gardens: 59
  • Woodland Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Play Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 1.2 mi
  • 11th Street Rain Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Culinary Garden: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Peaks: 19
  • Big Mound (Historical): 1.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 6.1 mi
  • Government Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Clarks Mound: 6.3 mi
  • Monks Mound: 6.5 mi
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wise Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 5.8 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco HillSW 223°247 m22.4 mi
Antire HillWSW 250°237 m22.0 mi
Potato HillSSW 196°218 m24.7 mi
Clarks MoundESE 119°196 m6.3 mi
Turkey HillSE 126°185 m18.1 mi
Fox HillENE 58°182 m10.6 mi
Browns MoundENE 69°174 m15.5 mi
Berger HillE 92°171 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0216:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313645576675797770584636
Precip in2.72.33.54.64.84.35.03.13.43.03.32.7

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).

  • American Robin302 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow278 obs
  • Ovenbird255 obs
  • Tennessee Warbler137 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat126 obs
  • Canada Goose122 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel120 obs
  • Western Honey Bee120 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/132457493

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