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Carver Bust

Carver Bust from directly overhead

Carver Bust is an artwork in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 325 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 367 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 9.6 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
325 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98630, -94.35532

122 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Apple Park: 7.1 mi
  • Scenic Park: 7.1 mi
  • Bartley Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
  • Morse Park North: 7.4 mi
  • Morse Park: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
  • Newton County Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Longwell Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 10.0 mi
  • Schifferdecker home: 11.5 mi
  • Tristate Marker: 14.5 mi
  • Red Oak 2: 16.0 mi
  • Tow Mater: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Coal Mine Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Holloway Mountain: 20.8 mi
  • Tatum Hill: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • McMahan Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Gibson Spring: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grand Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Bunker: 12.6 mi
  • bunker: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 12.7 mi
  • Truck Parking: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coal Mine HillS 169°367 m17.8 mi
Holloway MountainS 189°367 m20.8 mi
Tatum HillSSW 195°356 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5920:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2816:2417:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847566574787770584738
Precip in1.92.23.55.26.75.53.83.54.53.93.62.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond 2W, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358052645

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