Uranus, Missouri
Uranus, Missouri is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Circus Sideshow Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
commercial business on former US Route 66 in Missouri
Wikidata Q24061895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 103.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
118 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Leonard Wood State Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Bosa Heights Park: 2.1 mi
- George M. Reed Roadside Park: 2.4 mi
- Saint Robert Municipal Park: 2.5 mi
- Plattner Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- Shanghai Spring: 0.9 mi
- Mossy Spring: 2.9 mi
- Roubidoux Spring: 5.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 5.7 mi
- Stone Mill Spring: 7.0 mi
- Hooker: 3.2 mi
- Clementine: 5.8 mi
- Spring Creek: 6.4 mi
- Arlington: 9.7 mi
- Hanna: 10.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Duerson Slide: 14.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 4.8 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 11.6 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 12.1 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 20.0 mi
- 1501: 20.5 mi
- Ross Access: 11.4 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 15.6 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 16.1 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 16.1 mi
- Peter A. Eck Conservation Area: 17.6 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 0.0 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 5.2 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 5.3 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 5.7 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Lost Hill: 1.4 mi
- Deckers Point: 2.9 mi
- Cabbage Head: 15.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 22.0 mi
- Millennium People: 19.9 mi
- Millennium People: 19.9 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 20.0 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 20.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 20.1 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Rolla Inn: 19.0 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 20.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 18.9 mi
- Truck Parking: 13.3 mi
- Truck Parking: 13.4 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 20.0 mi
- Dad's Garden: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Uranus, Missouri. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | E 93° | 372 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cabbage Head | SSE 167° | 332 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 47° | 286 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lost Hill | ESE 116° | 241 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Leonard Wood, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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