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Cuivre Island

Cuivre Island from directly overhead

Cuivre Island is a picnic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 4.3 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
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Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.92294, -90.66300

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Goos Park: 4.6 mi
  • Old Monroe CommunityBallpark: 4.9 mi
  • Winfield Access: 5.9 mi
  • Warrior Way Park: 6.6 mi
  • Hyland Green Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Veterans Memorial Walk: 8.4 mi
  • NGS Monument SC 03: 9.4 mi
  • Cancer Awareness Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • St Jude Dream Home 2017: 11.9 mi
  • HM ST Charles: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 29
Peaks: 26
  • Indian Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Knolle Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Two Story Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 7.3 mi
  • McAdams Peak: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 15
  • Goat Cliff: 7.7 mi
  • Cliff: 9.9 mi
  • Little Giant City: 10.0 mi
  • Tiny Giant City: 10.0 mi
  • Wide Giant City: 10.1 mi
Springs: 14
  • Cave Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Twin Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Clay Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Incline Village Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Wunderblick Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Seebach Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Lionshead Beach: 23.2 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 8.7 mi
  • Half court basketball: 13.4 mi
  • Raging Rivers Water Park: 13.9 mi
  • The Factory: 17.8 mi
  • Katy Trail Completion Bell: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 21.9 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockSSW 192°272 m22.5 mi
Tucker KnobENE 64°268 m9.3 mi
Purtle KnobNNW 332°257 m23.8 mi
Woodson KnobNNW 333°251 m24.0 mi
McAdams PeakENE 59°246 m7.5 mi
Kintown HillN 3°238 m15.8 mi
Rocky HillN 4°238 m15.9 mi
McCoy HillNE 50°237 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1916:0216:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556674787669574535
Precip in2.72.93.65.15.44.44.24.13.13.53.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles ELM PT, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12549766179

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