World's Largest Fork
World's Largest Fork is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 394 m. North View Hill stands 444 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesterfield Park & Family Center, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 29.6 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesterfield Park & Family Center: 0.5 mi
- Sanford Park: 1.3 mi
- Nathanael Greene Park: 1.8 mi
- Champion Park: 1.9 mi
- Wanda Gray Park: 1.9 mi
- Missouri Institute of Natural Science: 2.7 mi
- NRA National Sporting Arms Museum: 2.8 mi
- Springfield Art Museum: 3.9 mi
- History on the Square: 4.8 mi
- History Museum on the Square: 4.8 mi
- Bloody Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hooten Hill: 15.7 mi
- Fair Grove Mound: 17.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 18.2 mi
- North View Hill: 20.5 mi
- Hosta Garden: 1.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 1.9 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 3.8 mi
- Possum Trot: 12.9 mi
- Compton: 16.9 mi
- Holman: 17.3 mi
- Lawing: 17.5 mi
- Velsor: 18.0 mi
- Garrison Spring & Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Brown Spring: 15.8 mi
- Olie Lasley Spring: 15.8 mi
- Cash Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 19.7 mi
- Major General Sterling Price: 3.8 mi
- Sun Target II: 4.0 mi
- Big Kraft Macaroni: 4.7 mi
- Drury Panther Statue: 5.5 mi
- Beaver Statue: 10.8 mi
- 1984: 4.6 mi
- East Saint Louis Street: 5.4 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 7.6 mi
- Fantastic Caverns: 10.0 mi
- Spencer's Gas Station: 21.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Living Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Chateau Charmant: 22.4 mi
- Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 17.1 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 17.4 mi
- Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area: 20.0 mi
- Truck Parking: 21.9 mi
- Truck Parking: 22.0 mi
- Devils Wash Pan: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Largest Fork. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North View Hill | ENE 58° | 444 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fair Grove Mound | NNE 31° | 438 m | 17.9 mi |
| Turnip Knob | SE 124° | 409 m | 22.9 mi |
| Goodnight Knob | NNE 16° | 404 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lucas Knob | NNE 20° | 402 m | 21.6 mi |
| Henley Knob | NNE 19° | 394 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hooten Hill | SSW 196° | 390 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bloody Hill | WSW 241° | 383 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield WBO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5034912209
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