LaMotte
LaMotte is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Springston Knob stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dupont Reservation Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.6 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
126 named places within 25 miles
- Ted Shanks Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Grubb Hollow Prairie Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Frankford City Park: 8.8 mi
- Lincoln School Park: 10.0 mi
- Riverview Park: 10.1 mi
- Pickerton Hill: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Clinton Hill: 11.1 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 12.6 mi
- Davis Knob: 12.9 mi
- Busch: 1.5 mi
- Reading: 5.4 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- Booth: 15.3 mi
- Lamb: 16.6 mi
- Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 14.0 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 14.1 mi
- Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 14.2 mi
- Jim's Journey: 14.2 mi
- Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 14.4 mi
- Grant's Drugstore: 14.1 mi
- Judge Clemens Justice of the Peace Office: 14.1 mi
- Becky Thatcher House: 14.1 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home: 14.1 mi
- Huck Finn House: 14.2 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 2.4 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 3.3 mi
- Fall Creek Rest Stop: 16.7 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 6.5 mi
- Gosline Island: 12.6 mi
- Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 14.1 mi
- Tom & Huck Statue: 14.2 mi
- Kristy's Garden: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of LaMotte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springston Knob | SSE 151° | 280 m | 24.9 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | SSE 148° | 275 m | 23.1 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | SSE 152° | 275 m | 24.9 mi |
| Long Knob | SE 144° | 267 m | 17.2 mi |
| Dale Knob | SSE 149° | 263 m | 25.0 mi |
| Tower Knob | SE 140° | 259 m | 20.4 mi |
| The Mound | NE 37° | 257 m | 19.9 mi |
| Painter Knob | SE 139° | 257 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:02 | 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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saverton L&D 22, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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