Grays Point
Grays Point is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Thebes Courthouse, a museum 1.5 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 4.5 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
human settlement in Scott County, Missouri
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 0.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 25 mi
143 named places within 25 miles
- Scott City Park and Public Pool: 3.0 mi
- East Cape Park: 4.0 mi
- Fort D: 4.7 mi
- Ranney Park: 4.9 mi
- Murtaugh Park: 5.0 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 4.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cape Rock: 6.3 mi
- Mount Tabor: 7.2 mi
- Gilson Hills: 7.5 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 12.0 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 13.0 mi
- Fort D: 4.7 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 5.3 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 6.6 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 17.4 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 1.5 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- The Glenn House: 4.9 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 5.0 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 5.4 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 4.9 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 6.6 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 21.7 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 22.4 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 5.1 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 5.2 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 23.2 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 23.2 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 23.2 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 20.7 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 24.2 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 24.3 mi
- May Greene Garden: 5.4 mi
- Preachers Eye: 21.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grays Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNE 17° | 314 m | 22.6 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | NNE 32° | 269 m | 24.2 mi |
| Government Rock | N 4° | 250 m | 23.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNW 338° | 242 m | 11.2 mi |
| McGee Hill | N 5° | 240 m | 21.3 mi |
| Vick Hill | NE 50° | 232 m | 8.0 mi |
| Coker Knob | NNW 347° | 228 m | 9.8 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 347° | 221 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 6 mi
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