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. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 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
117 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
- 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 |
| Grapevine Hill | E 83° | 232 m | 9.8 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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