- Elevation, modelled
- 274 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound291 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0805, -94.6389
Tow Mater is a attraction in Kansas, at a modelled 274 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Galena Mining & Historical Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tow Mater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 243° | 291 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bell Mound | NW 311° | 281 m | 22.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 233° | 263 m | 23.0 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
56 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 16
- "t-lane memorial': 1.6 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 6.7 mi
- Praying Hands: 10.4 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 10.5 mi
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 11
- Marsh arc bridge: 5.6 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Tristate Marker: 5.8 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 6.5 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Hockerville: 9.9 mi
- Zincville: 11.2 mi
- Picher: 12.5 mi
- Treece: 12.6 mi
- Douthat: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 3
- Blue Mound: 11.5 mi
- Bell Mound: 22.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Truck Parking: 6.0 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Grand Falls: 6.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 6.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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