Editing Pacific, Missouri (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:St Peters Sandstone Pacific MO 5-med.jpg|thumb|Pacific's signature sandstone bluffs sit immediately next to historic Route 66.]]
The city straddles the [[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin]]/[[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis]] county line, which lies halfway on the blocks between Elm and Neosho streets. [[St. Louis]] is {{convert|30|mi|-1}} northeast of Pacific, and the communities comprising the [[Missouri Rhineland]] are {{convert|20|mi|-1}} northwest of the city.

Pacific is bordered on the southeast by the [[Pacific Palisades Conservation Area]]. Access to the Meramec River, through the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area, is located east of the city, adjacent to [[Eureka, Missouri|Eureka]] on the north side. The majority of the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area is south of the river and can be accessed {{convert|1|mi}} south of the city in Jefferson County.

The [[Union Pacific]] (formerly [[Missouri Pacific Railroad|Missouri Pacific]]) railroad, [[BNSF Railway]] (formerly [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway|St. Louis–San Francisco]]) Railroad, Historic U.S. Route 66, Brush Creek, and Fox Creek run through the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref> A total of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of the city is located in St. Louis County. The city is located directly west from Eureka and {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of [[Gray Summit, Missouri|Gray Summit]].

[[File:Downtown Pacific MO-med.jpg|thumb|Part of historic downtown Pacific]]
[[File:Red Cedar Inn Pacific MO-med.jpg|thumb|Red Cedar Inn]]

=== Commercial areas ===
The Old Downtown Commerce Area is mostly located along First and St. Louis streets. The historic downtown buildings, built in the late 1800s, have been fully or partially restored, and new businesses have moved into the buildings.

The [[Red Cedar Inn]], on the east end of town, was a meeting place for people around the country seeking out one of the oldest restaurants still standing on Route 66. The restaurant closed in 2007.