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Congo

Congo from directly overhead

Congo is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. King Mountain stands 463 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is High Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 114 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.93917, -91.60222

111 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 33
  • Cave Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Blue Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Rymer Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Paty Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Camp House Spring: 10.4 mi
Parks: 31
  • Veterans Park: 6.7 mi
  • Creekside Park: 6.9 mi
  • Creekside Park: 7.0 mi
  • Blue Spring Campsite: 8.2 mi
  • Barn Hollow Natural Area: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 15
  • High Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Jeny Ridge: 6.9 mi
  • Angel Ridge: 6.9 mi
  • Devils Backbone: 13.1 mi
  • Queens Mountain: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 3: 20.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.6 mi
  • Beach 3: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Cross Country Trail Rides: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Congo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainWNW 285°463 m17.4 mi
Queens MountainWNW 288°446 m17.0 mi
Stegall MountainENE 66°409 m24.2 mi
Mule MountainENE 66°403 m22.9 mi
High HillSSW 192°344 m2.7 mi
Hines HillSW 223°336 m20.4 mi
Shut-In MountainENE 59°312 m23.3 mi
Buzzard MountainENE 61°306 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313644536371767466554435
Precip in3.13.14.75.36.64.04.33.84.13.74.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winona 3 SW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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