Hurst
Hurst is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dripping Spring, a spring 4.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 121 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 120.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.5 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Dripping Spring: 4.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 11.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.3 mi
- Burnett Spring: 18.2 mi
- Hoots Spring: 19.9 mi
- Gravel Point: 4.5 mi
- Plum Valley: 8.5 mi
- Antler: 11.5 mi
- Louisa: 12.0 mi
- Grogan: 12.4 mi
- Lead Hill: 9.2 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Tater Hill: 18.1 mi
- Queens Mountain: 18.6 mi
- King Mountain: 18.9 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 4.1 mi
- Barnes Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Cabool Towersite: 6.2 mi
- Houston Towersite: 7.1 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 9.6 mi
- Alumni Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
- Ina Crandall Children's Park: 12.1 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Bell Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 22.8 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 22.1 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hurst. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | WSW 247° | 502 m | 22.5 mi |
| Lead Hill | SW 220° | 495 m | 9.2 mi |
| King Mountain | SSE 148° | 463 m | 18.9 mi |
| Queens Mountain | SE 145° | 446 m | 18.6 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | S 184° | 442 m | 19.7 mi |
| Tater Hill | S 180° | 438 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SW 226° | 434 m | 12.5 mi |
| Twin Knobs | SSW 203° | 428 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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