Fourche a Renault
Fourche a Renault is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoot-in Bluff, a cliff 3.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 36 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 36.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.6 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 28.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
167 named places within 25 miles
- Benton Park: 7.2 mi
- Thurman Park: 8.0 mi
- Potosi City Park: 8.4 mi
- Onondaga Cave State Park Vilander Bluff Unit: 15.5 mi
- Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 15.5 mi
- Little Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Litton Hill: 6.1 mi
- Flint Hill: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Hill: 7.9 mi
- Berry Hill: 8.4 mi
- Cold Springs Spring House: 5.3 mi
- Beecher Spring: 10.2 mi
- Harmon Spring: 10.9 mi
- Little Spring: 14.5 mi
- Blue Springs: 14.7 mi
- Hawkins Homestead: 5.0 mi
- WWI Memorial Plaque: 5.4 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 8.3 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 8.4 mi
- In Memory of Jay Koen: 8.4 mi
- Mud Town: 7.5 mi
- Fountain Farm: 9.0 mi
- Adelbert: 9.6 mi
- White: 9.7 mi
- Pea Ridge: 11.8 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Twin Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Pashea Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Bootleg Access: 15.0 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 15.6 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 15.7 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 16.1 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 18.3 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 5.2 mi
- TL Waterfront: 5.3 mi
- Sunrise Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 19.5 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 5.3 mi
- Canoehenge: 18.8 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 24.0 mi
- Space Museum: 18.8 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 18.8 mi
- Powerhouse: 23.5 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Educational Garden: 5.0 mi
- Flyleaf: 13.6 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.8 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 22.9 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fourche a Renault. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Mountain | SSE 155° | 531 m | 24.1 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | S 182° | 501 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 156° | 479 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pruitt Mountain | S 173° | 478 m | 19.1 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SE 134° | 469 m | 22.7 mi |
| Simms Mountain | SE 131° | 451 m | 22.8 mi |
| Logan Mountain | S 170° | 449 m | 19.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSE 147° | 442 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
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, 8 mi away.
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