Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Pilot Knob stands 300 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pikes Camp Access, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 87 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in Missouri, United States
How to reach it
- 87.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 107.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
124 named places within 25 miles
- Green Berry Acres: 4.8 mi
- Hough Park: 5.6 mi
- Countryside Park: 6.1 mi
- McClung Park: 6.2 mi
- Rolling Hills Neighborhood Park: 6.5 mi
- Pikes Camp Access: 0.9 mi
- St. Thomas Ferry Access: 4.4 mi
- Honey Creek Access: 4.7 mi
- Painted Rock Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Moreau 50 Access: 5.6 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 9.8 mi
- High Point Hill: 13.0 mi
- Lost Hill: 14.0 mi
- Thompson Hill: 14.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 20.3 mi
- Cave Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Twin Rocks: 20.2 mi
- Keeney Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Matt Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 6.5 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Missouri Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Louisiana Purchase Monument: 7.6 mi
- Lisletown: 8.2 mi
- Teal: 10.1 mi
- Cote Sans Dessein: 12.2 mi
- Decatur: 14.4 mi
- Gascondy: 19.9 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 7.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 7.5 mi
- Fair Mural: 24.9 mi
- Armed Forces Mural: 24.9 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 7.0 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 7.0 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 7.6 mi
- Moniteau County Historical Society Museum: 24.9 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 7.1 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 7.4 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 11.8 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 12.2 mi
- Meyers Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ESE 116° | 300 m | 21.7 mi |
| High Point | SSW 210° | 288 m | 21.6 mi |
| High Point Hill | S 180° | 279 m | 13.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | SW 217° | 268 m | 20.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | S 184° | 252 m | 14.1 mi |
| House Mounds | SSE 146° | 250 m | 21.4 mi |
| Hatchee | SE 128° | 245 m | 24.6 mi |
| House Mounds | SSW 202° | 241 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City WTP, 8 mi away.
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