Community Corner
Cooling Centers to Beat the Heat in the St. Louis Area
We'll help you find a place to chill when the temperatures are through the roof in Ballwin and Ellisville this summer.
Written by Kurt Greenbaum.
The locations on the map above are drawn from a database of cooling centers throughout Missouri, compiled by the state's Data Portal, a collection of public records and databases.
The 110 locations listed on this map span locations in St. Charles, St. Louis and Jefferson counties, as well as the city of St. Louis.
The most convenient locations for the Ballwin and Ellisville areas include the Daniel Boone Branch of The St. Louis County Library (300 Clarkson Road, Ellisville) and West County Senior Center (14535 Manchester Rd.).
Click on any of the dots on the map to see the address, phone number and hours of operation for each location. You can also use the map tools on the left to zoom in or out of the map, or to move the map from side to side or up and down.
Looking to check in on the forecast? Here's a link to general St. Louis weather from Weather.com.
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