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Thompson Bluff

Thompson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 371 m. Pleasant Knob stands 495 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.5 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
371 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.43449, -92.92657

118 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Contrary Larry Park: 2.8 mi
  • North Park: 6.1 mi
  • Nelson Park: 6.3 mi
  • Ellis O. Jackson Marshfield City Park: 6.3 mi
  • Hidden Waters Nature Park: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 10
Springs: 6
  • Bell Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Bennett Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Todd Spring: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
  • AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign: 4.9 mi
  • Hubble Spacecraft Statue: 6.7 mi
  • White Hart Renaissance Fair: 18.1 mi
  • Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 24.1 mi
  • East Saint Louis Street: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Wommack Mill: 12.8 mi
  • Buffalo Historic Society: 16.9 mi
  • Air & Military Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Pedalers Bicycle Museum: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Conway Rest Area (Westbound): 4.7 mi
  • Conway Rest Area (Eastbound): 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant KnobSE 137°495 m21.8 mi
North View HillSSW 206°444 m10.1 mi
Fair Grove MoundWSW 250°438 m13.4 mi
Goodnight KnobW 273°404 m15.9 mi
Lucas KnobW 271°402 m14.4 mi
Brushy MoundNW 308°402 m16.0 mi
Blue MoundNW 307°402 m17.7 mi
Henley KnobW 268°394 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5219:5820:37
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2316:1716:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566573787669574536
Precip in2.62.53.74.75.54.64.53.44.23.53.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshfield 4 WSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358053295

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