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Carson

Carson from directly overhead

Carson is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. King Mountain stands 463 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 116 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70972, -91.80333

117 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Turkey Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cureall Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Tabor Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Possy Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Amber Spring: 18.5 mi
Parks: 31
  • Kelly Park: 1.2 mi
  • Evans Sports Complex: 2.9 mi
  • Gene Jones Park: 2.9 mi
  • Don Warden Park: 3.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 21.1 mi
  • Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 21.3 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • White Ranch Conservation Area: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainNNW 344°463 m21.1 mi
Queens MountainNNW 347°446 m21.8 mi
Blue Buck KnobNW 315°442 m23.9 mi
Tater HillNW 319°438 m24.2 mi
Dyestone MountainNW 317°424 m23.4 mi
Twin MountainNW 316°400 m22.4 mi
Nichols KnobNW 305°396 m23.3 mi
Cedar KnobNW 308°396 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1516:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566473777668564536
Precip in3.22.94.85.75.63.53.74.14.03.84.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Plains, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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