Fountain Farm
Fountain Farm is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Adelbert, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 30 miles off. 173 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 28.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
173 named places within 25 miles
- Bezidek Hill: 2.0 mi
- Blackjack Hill: 6.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.2 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 10.3 mi
- Murrill Hill: 11.1 mi
- Thurman Park: 4.7 mi
- Benton Park: 4.8 mi
- Potosi City Park: 5.1 mi
- Bonne Terre Park: 9.2 mi
- Lakeview Park: 10.0 mi
- Dedicated In Memory of Bryan L. Weeks: 5.0 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 5.2 mi
- In Memory of Jay Koen: 5.2 mi
- In Memory of Jason Wright: 5.2 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 5.3 mi
- Adelbert: 0.7 mi
- White: 0.8 mi
- Mud Town: 3.1 mi
- Fourche a Renault: 9.0 mi
- Palmer: 17.9 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Pashea Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Blue Springs: 6.3 mi
- Cold Springs Spring House: 12.0 mi
- Beecher Spring: 18.2 mi
- Harmon Spring: 19.5 mi
- Iron Ore Spring: 22.0 mi
- Sunrise Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- TL Waterfront: 11.6 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 11.7 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
- Bootleg Access: 11.5 mi
- Victoria Glades Conservation Area: 18.0 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 22.9 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 24.6 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 24.6 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 11.6 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 19.0 mi
- Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Space Museum: 9.9 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 9.9 mi
- Powerhouse: 15.0 mi
- Flyleaf: 4.6 mi
- Educational Garden: 11.6 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fountain Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Mountain | S 176° | 531 m | 19.4 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | SSW 208° | 501 m | 19.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SSE 162° | 501 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stono Mountain | SSE 153° | 499 m | 20.2 mi |
| Oak Mountain | SSE 168° | 496 m | 23.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSE 160° | 481 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 178° | 479 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pruitt Mountain | SSW 201° | 478 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 9 mi away.
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