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Caput

Caput from directly overhead

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. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.58200, -94.33100

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • 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
Peaks: 8
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
  • A Student's Life: 23.7 mi
  • Gus the Gorilla: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breezy HillW 260°305 m17.8 mi
Bunker HillW 277°299 m19.8 mi
Vetters HillNW 317°297 m22.7 mi
Hyder HillENE 75°297 m24.6 mi
Blue MoundWNW 284°289 m15.0 mi
Vergil MoundNW 310°280 m19.6 mi
Haake MoundW 271°274 m11.9 mi
Martin MoundNW 317°269 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5720:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:2916:2217:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746556574787769584636
Precip in2.02.33.35.17.16.24.63.84.83.83.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamar 7N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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