Burnham Spring
Burnham Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is O'Connor Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.9 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A small year round spring that feeds a small stream on the abbandonned roads.
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 13.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 14.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine · 12 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 13 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 14 mi
- Confluence Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- O'Connor Park: 0.6 mi
- Bridgeton Muni Athletic Complex: 0.8 mi
- Gentry Park: 1.8 mi
- McKelvey Park: 2.1 mi
- Pershall Park: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 2.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Alumni House/Museum: 4.4 mi
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: 5.8 mi
- Saint Charles Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
- HM ST Charles: 3.5 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Cancer Awareness Memorial: 5.2 mi
- William Campbell House (1850): 5.4 mi
- The Rock House, 1844: 5.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Statue: 3.5 mi
- Blancette: 4.0 mi
- A Line Meant (Circular) Alignment (Reasoning): 6.6 mi
- Morning Dew: 6.8 mi
- Window Tree: 7.0 mi
- Half court basketball: 4.5 mi
- Whimsical Woods: 9.6 mi
- The W Karaoke Lounge: 9.9 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 10.1 mi
- Katy Trail Completion Bell: 10.2 mi
- Rau Garden: 4.1 mi
- Old Bonhomme Elementary School Garden: 7.2 mi
- North County Agricultural Education Center: 9.4 mi
- Syracuse Garden: 9.8 mi
- Clemens Garden: 10.0 mi
- Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Bryan Island: 3.3 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 6.8 mi
- Little Creek: 6.8 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Howard Bend Unit: 7.6 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 11.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 12.1 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 13.4 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 13.9 mi
- Oak Spring: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 3: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 9.5 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Lone Tree Indian Mound: 11.1 mi
- Two Story Hill: 11.2 mi
- Art Hill: 11.3 mi
- Government Hill: 11.8 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 15.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 13.7 mi
- Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 5.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 11.7 mi
- Wise Falls: 12.5 mi
- Falls: 14.0 mi
- Falls: 14.0 mi
- Wilkie: 8.2 mi
- Machens: 10.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 14.5 mi
- Firma: 16.1 mi
- Broadway: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnham Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Rock | WSW 238° | 272 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tucker Knob | NNW 341° | 268 m | 15.3 mi |
| McAdams Peak | NNW 335° | 246 m | 15.8 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NNW 346° | 237 m | 18.4 mi |
| Antire Hill | SSW 203° | 237 m | 19.3 mi |
| Franklin Hill | NNW 333° | 234 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dug Hill | NNW 341° | 221 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSW 210° | 205 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jul — fullest in Apr, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cowmire Creek at Bridgeton, MO, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4949968244
Day trips start here
- St. Charles · 5 mi
- Ferguson · 6 mi
- St. Louis County · 9 mi
- St. Louis · 14 mi
- Granite City · 15 mi
- Alton · 16 mi
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