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Avery

Avery from directly overhead

Avery is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saranac Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.8 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

human settlement in Crawford County, Missouri

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05333, -91.28278

118 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Springs: 25
  • Saranac Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Cathedral Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Onondaga Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Hickman Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Gibbs Spring: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Canoehenge: 3.4 mi
  • World's largest rocker: 10.2 mi
  • Meramec Caverns: 16.6 mi
  • Meremec Caverns: 16.6 mi
  • Old Derby gas station: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 20.2 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • LKW Waterfront: 20.4 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.1 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 22.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Educational Garden: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pilot KnobESE 107°428 m17.4 mi
Sullivan HillS 171°410 m19.4 mi
Crooked HillS 179°410 m23.4 mi
Camels HumpS 182°406 m19.8 mi
Hedley KnobS 173°404 m20.2 mi
Flint HillESE 103°403 m14.7 mi
Bald KnobSSE 166°392 m19.7 mi
Blue KnobSW 218°392 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4319:5320:32
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1816:0816:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543546371757365544334

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steelville 2 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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