Ghost town · Missouri
Compton
Compton is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Holman, a ghost town 2.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.9 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.23361, -93.03694
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Howard Smith Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Rogersville City Park: 8.4 mi
- Marshfield Rotary Park: 9.9 mi
- Hidden Waters Nature Park: 10.0 mi
- Massey Park: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 13
- North View Hill: 5.0 mi
- Fair Grove Mound: 11.4 mi
- Henley Knob: 16.3 mi
- Lucas Knob: 16.5 mi
- Goodnight Knob: 17.7 mi
Museums: 11
- Air & Military Museum: 11.7 mi
- Wommack Mill: 12.1 mi
- Springfield Art Museum: 13.7 mi
- Pedalers Bicycle Museum: 13.9 mi
- History on the Square: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Holman: 2.9 mi
- Finley Falls: 12.7 mi
- Velsor: 14.7 mi
- Sampson: 17.9 mi
- Hiatt: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- East Pacific Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 13.6 mi
- Drury Prairie: 13.7 mi
- FSC Circle: 13.7 mi
- MSC Garden: 13.8 mi
Springs: 7
- Cave Spring: 3.0 mi
- Bell Spring: 7.6 mi
- Olie Lasley Spring: 10.8 mi
- Todd Spring: 12.5 mi
- Garrison Spring & Gardens: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 6
- Beaver Statue: 8.1 mi
- Big Kraft Macaroni: 12.5 mi
- Major General Sterling Price: 13.2 mi
- Sun Target II: 13.6 mi
- Drury Panther Statue: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Hubble Spacecraft Statue: 10.2 mi
- East Saint Louis Street: 12.7 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 14.7 mi
- AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign: 15.9 mi
- Fantastic Caverns: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Chateau Charmant: 12.6 mi
- Living Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 16.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Mill Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Callaway Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Thompson Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Jameson Bluff: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Conway Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.3 mi
- Conway Rest Area (Westbound): 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Compton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | ESE 112° | 529 m | 23.8 mi |
| Keyger Mountain | SSE 148° | 508 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pleasant Knob | E 96° | 495 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 136° | 460 m | 23.5 mi |
| North View Hill | NNE 20° | 444 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fair Grove Mound | NW 325° | 438 m | 11.4 mi |
| Turnip Knob | S 171° | 409 m | 19.3 mi |
| Goodnight Knob | NNW 326° | 404 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshfield 4 WSW, 7 mi away.
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