Ghost town · Missouri
Casco
Casco is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Mineral Hill stands 328 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Village of Leslie Park, a park 5.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 51 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.47033, -91.16904
- 51.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 54.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Viewing Blind · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Village of Leslie Park: 5.0 mi
- Clark-Vitt Park: 8.1 mi
- Union City Lake Park: 8.3 mi
- Union Rotary Park: 8.4 mi
- Union City Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 8.4 mi
- Veterans Memoria: 9.0 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 9.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Plaque: 9.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 15
- Bald Hill: 6.3 mi
- Enoch Knob: 7.7 mi
- Autumn Hill: 7.9 mi
- Kaiser Hill: 11.2 mi
- Lost Hill: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Mayer's Landing Access: 7.3 mi
- Union Access: 9.6 mi
- Miller-Post Nature Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Long Ridge Conservation Area: 12.7 mi
- Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 12
- Twimsberg Beach: 20.2 mi
- Kitzbuhl Beach: 20.5 mi
- Geneva Beach: 20.9 mi
- Seebach Beach: 20.9 mi
- Lionshead Beach: 20.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Roaring Spring: 14.4 mi
- Dunn Spring: 14.9 mi
- La Jolla Spring: 16.3 mi
- Copper Hollow Spring: 16.5 mi
- Elm Spring: 17.7 mi
Museums: 10
- Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 8.9 mi
- Iron Spike Model Train Museum: 9.4 mi
- Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 10.4 mi
- Washington Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Boone Monument Village: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 8
- Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 13.0 mi
- Haunted Emmaus Asylum: 15.3 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 16.4 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 16.4 mi
- Big Foot: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Senate Grove: 11.3 mi
- Walbert: 13.1 mi
- Boone: 16.8 mi
- Manda: 19.3 mi
- George: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 6
- Benjamin Franklin: 9.0 mi
- George Washington: 10.4 mi
- Washington, Missouri: 10.5 mi
- Missouri Valley Ice Cream Mural: 21.7 mi
- Ace of Spades Garden Art: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Kallmeyers Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Turnpike Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Pin Oak Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Church Bluff: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Peace Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 12.5 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Casco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Hill | S 180° | 328 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kaiser Hill | NW 324° | 280 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cave Hill | W 273° | 280 m | 21.5 mi |
| Negro Hill | NW 324° | 278 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tavern Rock | ENE 67° | 272 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 274° | 248 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 254° | 247 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pilot Knobs | W 272° | 246 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 9 mi away.
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