Gary Thomas Memorial Garden
Gary Thomas Memorial Garden is a garden in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Blue Knob stands 392 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Patrick Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 84.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
149 named places within 25 miles
- Schuman Park: 0.3 mi
- Powell Park: 0.4 mi
- Barnitz Park: 0.8 mi
- Ber Juan Park: 0.9 mi
- Northside Park: 0.9 mi
- Bray Spring: 3.8 mi
- Gollahon Spring: 4.2 mi
- Clifty Spring: 11.8 mi
- Wilkins Spring: 12.1 mi
- PineySpring: 12.4 mi
- Panther Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Bell Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Duerson Slide: 11.4 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.6 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 14.4 mi
- Wards Hill: 14.9 mi
- Blue Knob: 17.0 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 0.1 mi
- 1501: 0.5 mi
- 563: 0.5 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 3.3 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 9.0 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 0.1 mi
- Rolla Inn: 1.1 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Hart Plaque: 23.2 mi
- Jeanie B. Weaver Dialysis Unit: 23.2 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 0.6 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Little Prairie Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 12.3 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 12.6 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 13.0 mi
- Maramec Museum: 13.1 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 20.0 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 21.3 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 0.0 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 0.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 0.2 mi
- Millennium People: 0.2 mi
- Millennium People: 0.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 7.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 7.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Dad's Garden: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gary Thomas Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | SE 130° | 392 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 188° | 372 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wards Hill | SE 141° | 356 m | 14.9 mi |
| Craig Hill | ESE 114° | 329 m | 21.2 mi |
| Indian House Mounds | N 359° | 328 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lost Mountain | ESE 112° | 317 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 344° | 286 m | 6.4 mi |
| House Mounds | NNW 334° | 250 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rolla Missouri S&T, under a mile away.
- eastern redbud36 obs
- Catclaw Briar27 obs
- common hoptree26 obs
- Amur honeysuckle26 obs
- partridge pea26 obs
- sidebeak pencilflower25 obs
- hairy ruellia25 obs
- Eastern Beebalm24 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/728871389
Take the scenic way to Gary Thomas Memorial Garden.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.