Ghost town · Missouri
Gascondy
Gascondy is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Indian House Mounds stands 328 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Rocks, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 94 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
ghost town in Missouri, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.29944, -91.85944
- 93.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 86.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
102 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 30
- Maries County Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 11.6 mi
- Meta City Park: 16.6 mi
- Countryside Park: 18.3 mi
- Buschman Park: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Twin Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Keeney Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Matt Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Cave Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Fish Hollow Bluff: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area: 10.9 mi
- Painted Rock Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
- Mari-Osa Access: 15.7 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 19.2 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 13
- Pilot Knob: 4.1 mi
- Hatchee: 4.7 mi
- House Mounds: 7.3 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 10.3 mi
- Hood Hill: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Dingley: 9.7 mi
- Feuersville: 11.9 mi
- Ryors: 15.4 mi
- Lisletown: 15.6 mi
- Leduc: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cote Sans Dessin: 21.0 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 23.4 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 24.3 mi
- Old Derby gas station: 24.6 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Jesus Statue: 24.1 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 24.2 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 24.3 mi
- Millennium People: 24.5 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 24.1 mi
- Rolla Inn: 24.8 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Meyers Spring: 2.7 mi
- Clifty Spring: 18.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 20.8 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gascondy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian House Mounds | SSE 155° | 328 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 57° | 300 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cave Hill | NE 51° | 280 m | 20.4 mi |
| High Point Hill | W 266° | 279 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thompson Hill | W 262° | 252 m | 17.1 mi |
| House Mounds | SW 215° | 250 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 70° | 247 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pilot Knobs | NE 55° | 246 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna 2 WNW, 9 mi away.
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