Caput
Caput is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Breezy Hill stands 305 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Comstock Prairie Conservation Area, a nature reserve 10 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 46.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
47 named places within 25 miles
- Liberal City Park: 10.2 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 15.6 mi
- Mulberry City Park: 15.9 mi
- Fall Creek Park: 15.9 mi
- Postlethwaite Park: 16.7 mi
- Haake Mound: 11.9 mi
- Martin Mound: 14.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 15.0 mi
- Breezy Hill: 17.8 mi
- Vergil Mound: 19.6 mi
- Flory: 15.0 mi
- Ardath: 15.1 mi
- Dublin: 15.9 mi
- Greene Springs: 18.6 mi
- Pashaw: 22.1 mi
- Comstock Prairie Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Stony Point Prairie Conservation Area: 17.3 mi
- Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum: 20.9 mi
- Miners Hall Museum: 20.9 mi
- A Student's Life: 23.7 mi
- Gus the Gorilla: 24.2 mi
- Boston Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Railroad Depot: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caput. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy Hill | W 260° | 305 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 277° | 299 m | 19.8 mi |
| Vetters Hill | NW 317° | 297 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hyder Hill | ENE 75° | 297 m | 24.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | WNW 284° | 289 m | 15.0 mi |
| Vergil Mound | NW 310° | 280 m | 19.6 mi |
| Haake Mound | W 271° | 274 m | 11.9 mi |
| Martin Mound | NW 317° | 269 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamar 7N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Carthage · 29 mi
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