Ghost town · Missouri
Carson
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. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.70972, -91.80333
- 116.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.5 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
115 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 40
- 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: 26
- Hines Hill: 2.9 mi
- Rex Hill: 15.6 mi
- Payne Knob: 16.0 mi
- Martin Hill: 16.5 mi
- High Hill: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Rock of Ages: 2.3 mi
- Howell County War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Polly the Parrot: 2.4 mi
- Civil War Skirmish: 3.0 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lovers Leap: 15.8 mi
- Two Faces: 22.6 mi
- Cane Bluff: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 21.1 mi
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 21.3 mi
Museums: 1
- James P. Harlin Museum: 3.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | NNW 344° | 463 m | 21.1 mi |
| Queens Mountain | NNW 347° | 446 m | 21.8 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | NW 315° | 442 m | 23.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 319° | 438 m | 24.2 mi |
| Dyestone Mountain | NW 317° | 424 m | 23.4 mi |
| Twin Mountain | NW 316° | 400 m | 22.4 mi |
| Nichols Knob | NW 305° | 396 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cedar Knob | NW 308° | 396 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Plains, 4 mi away.
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