Belmont
Belmont is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.0 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 15 mi
97 named places within 25 miles
- Columbus-Belmont State Park: 0.7 mi
- Towosahgy State Park: 8.1 mi
- Big Oak Tree State Park: 12.6 mi
- City Park: 13.9 mi
- Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site: 14.2 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 14.6 mi
- Caboose: 16.5 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 17.1 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 18.0 mi
- Mill Ridge: 22.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark: 16.7 mi
- Research Uncovered: 16.7 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 16.7 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 16.7 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 16.7 mi
- Crosno: 3.7 mi
- Fuget: 4.9 mi
- Norfolk: 11.3 mi
- Rushs Ridge: 11.7 mi
- Three States: 13.4 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 0.6 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 14.0 mi
- Cairo Custom House Museum: 16.6 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 16.6 mi
- Discovery Center: 22.9 mi
- Proceeding On: 15.1 mi
- Casey Jones Marker: 15.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Indian Mound: 17.1 mi
- Wilson Hill: 18.0 mi
- Twin Mounds: 20.8 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 21.5 mi
- Mathis Hill: 21.6 mi
- European Garden: 22.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 22.8 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 22.8 mi
- American Garden: 22.9 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 6.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belmont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishgap Hill | SSW 205° | 154 m | 21.5 mi |
| Logan Hill | S 183° | 154 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SSW 202° | 143 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mathis Hill | S 190° | 119 m | 21.6 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | NNW 330° | 102 m | 23.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | N 357° | 99 m | 20.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | SW 220° | 92 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardwell 2 E, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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