Larissa
Larissa is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 11 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Glade Top Trail
- 155.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.1 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 12 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 15 mi
- Caney Overlook · 16 mi
117 named places within 25 miles
- Table Rock Knob: 3.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Coon Knob Hill: 5.1 mi
- Walker Knob: 9.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 0.6 mi
- Hoffmeister Spring: 1.8 mi
- Coon Spring: 3.5 mi
- Callaway Riley Spring: 6.2 mi
- Strong Spring: 6.8 mi
- Ava City Park: 5.4 mi
- Rippee State Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Town Square: 12.1 mi
- Davis Roadside Park: 15.8 mi
- South Park: 17.8 mi
- Rippee: 7.5 mi
- Bryant: 7.6 mi
- Silverton: 8.0 mi
- Tedrick: 11.3 mi
- Finley Falls: 20.4 mi
- Douglas County Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Carl Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 12.5 mi
- Rose Wilder's Grave: 12.5 mi
- Doug Jones Grave: 12.6 mi
- Arkansas View Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Caney Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Wolf Junction: 19.9 mi
- Wilder Home Museum: 11.6 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder House: 11.6 mi
- Rattail Point: 19.4 mi
- Two Faces: 22.9 mi
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 12.1 mi
- White Hart Renaissance Fair: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Larissa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | NNW 344° | 529 m | 12.2 mi |
| Keyger Mountain | WNW 285° | 508 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mary Gray Hill | NNE 28° | 502 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pleasant Knob | NNW 347° | 495 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 294° | 460 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bear Cave Mountain | SSE 155° | 447 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | SW 219° | 446 m | 17.9 mi |
| Coon Knob Hill | SSW 212° | 445 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wasola 5N, 5 mi away.
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