Ghost town · Missouri
Enterprise
Enterprise is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Gobblers Knob stands 390 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowskin Access, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in McDonald County, Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates36.67229, -94.60856
- 17.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- D-Day Adventure Park: 6.9 mi
- Lanagan Access: 10.1 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 10.3 mi
- Rotary Veterans Park: 10.5 mi
- Grove Springs Park: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Cowskin Access: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Hills Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Lanagan Towersite: 8.8 mi
- Mount Shira Access: 10.4 mi
- Goodman Towersite: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 13
- Tatum Hill: 8.0 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Roundtop: 14.6 mi
- Indian Hills: 16.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Cayuga: 3.5 mi
- Eldorado Springs: 21.4 mi
- Monark Springs: 22.0 mi
- Douthat: 23.5 mi
- Hockerville: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Owens Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 15.1 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Tynon Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- Bee Bluff: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- KCS Anderson Depot: 9.2 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 11.2 mi
- KCS Caboose Number 383: 19.3 mi
- Route 66 Arch: 20.3 mi
- Tristate Marker: 22.6 mi
Museums: 7
- Sulphur Springs Community Museum: 15.5 mi
- Longwell Museum: 16.6 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Route 66 Vintage Iron: 20.3 mi
- Dobson Museum & Home: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- OKARMO Corner: 12.0 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 12.0 mi
- WWII Structure: 18.1 mi
- WWII ruin: 18.1 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 19.1 mi
Springs: 2
- McMahan Spring: 20.1 mi
- Gibson Spring: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Old Tristate Marker: 22.6 mi
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Red Dirt Farm: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Tanyard Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Enterprise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | SE 136° | 390 m | 20.5 mi |
| High Point | ESE 106° | 385 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | ESE 107° | 373 m | 16.8 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | E 84° | 367 m | 10.9 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | ENE 76° | 367 m | 18.0 mi |
| Tatum Hill | E 93° | 356 m | 8.0 mi |
| Polk Mountain | ESE 115° | 351 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bobs Knob | ESE 118° | 337 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson 3W, 7 mi away.
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