Gravel Point
Gravel Point is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Larson State Wildlife Management Area, a park 3.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 125 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
extinct town in the American state of Missouri
How to reach it
- 124.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.1 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
91 named places within 25 miles
- Dripping Spring: 8.3 mi
- Dripping Spring: 8.3 mi
- Mineral Spring: 14.7 mi
- Hoots Spring: 18.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 19.0 mi
- Hurst: 4.5 mi
- Antler: 6.9 mi
- Rail: 9.1 mi
- Plum Valley: 10.5 mi
- Hawley: 10.7 mi
- Lead Hill: 6.4 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Tater Hill: 17.8 mi
- Mary Gray Hill: 18.1 mi
- Dyestone Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Alumni Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- Ina Crandall Children's Park: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Grove Town Square: 8.4 mi
- Cabool Towersite: 4.8 mi
- Barnes Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Lamberson Memorial Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 8.6 mi
- Houston Towersite: 9.0 mi
- Doug Jones Grave: 24.2 mi
- Rose Wilder's Grave: 24.2 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 24.2 mi
- Carl Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Giant Buffalo: 24.3 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Bell Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder House: 23.5 mi
- Wilder Home Museum: 23.6 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 24.1 mi
- Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gravel Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | WSW 243° | 502 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lead Hill | SSW 194° | 495 m | 6.4 mi |
| King Mountain | SE 137° | 463 m | 21.0 mi |
| Queens Mountain | SE 134° | 446 m | 20.9 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | S 171° | 442 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tater Hill | SSE 166° | 438 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SSW 210° | 434 m | 9.0 mi |
| Twin Knobs | SSW 193° | 428 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Grove 2 N, 7 mi away.
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