- Elevation
- 158 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chinkapin Hill262 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road - Missouri1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5036, -90.2994
R-9 County Park is a park in Missouri, at a recorded 158 m. Chinkapin Hill stands 262 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sylvan Springs Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.5 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 158 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of R-9 County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinkapin Hill | WSW 250° | 262 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 189° | 259 m | 20.6 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | WSW 250° | 248 m | 22.2 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SW 226° | 247 m | 11.8 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | WSW 251° | 247 m | 23.1 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | WSW 251° | 244 m | 23.2 mi |
| Antire Hill | W 273° | 237 m | 13.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 180° | 218 m | 15.5 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 5.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 10.8 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 11 mi
- Elk Hollow · 13 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 19 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sylvan Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Union Road County Park: 1.3 mi
- Jefferson Barracks County Park: 1.3 mi
- Skunk Breeder: 2.0 mi
- Black Forest County Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Jeffeson Barracks Ordnance Museum: 0.8 mi
- Missouri Civil War Museum: 0.9 mi
- Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum: 1.0 mi
- Old Ordance Room: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- To the Confederate Dead: 1.0 mi
- Fort Belofontaine Monument: 1.2 mi
- Old Guard Monument: 1.7 mi
- WWII in the Pacific: 1.7 mi
- Mini Arch: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Minuteman: 1.0 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 1.1 mi
- Alderman Albert (Red) Villa: 3.7 mi
- Our Lady of Sorrows: 5.2 mi
- All Heart: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 4.4 mi
- Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 4.4 mi
- Pink Elephant: 7.4 mi
- Shoemaker School: 7.6 mi
- Missouri Botanical Garden: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 54
- Dupo Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Star Garden: 7.1 mi
- Star Garden: 7.1 mi
- Transgender Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Tweed Prairie: 3.3 mi
- Teszars Woods Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 7.7 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 26
- Oklahoma Hill: 3.9 mi
- Government Hill: 9.2 mi
- Art Hill: 9.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 11.4 mi
- Frisco Hill: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Tables: 6.7 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
Springs: 20
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 6.2 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.5 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 7.5 mi
- Headwaters: 7.5 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Broadway: 3.4 mi
- Times Beach: 16.4 mi
- Goldman: 18.7 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Climbing Area: 20.7 mi
- Shelter bluff: 20.9 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Wise Falls: 9.1 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 9.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 17.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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, 7 mi away.
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