Monark Springs
Monark Springs is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. High Point stands 385 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McMahan Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 18 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
ghost town in Newton County, Missouri
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 23.3 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
123 named places within 25 miles
- Neosho Soccer Park: 3.7 mi
- Morse Park: 3.7 mi
- Big Spring Park: 4.4 mi
- Morse Park North: 4.4 mi
- Scenic Park: 4.9 mi
- Fort Crowder Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Bicentennial Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Allen Bridge Access: 4.8 mi
- Lime Kiln Access: 4.8 mi
- Goodman Towersite: 9.5 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 2.9 mi
- WWII ruin: 4.1 mi
- WWII Structure: 4.1 mi
- Apple Park Water Tower: 16.2 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 18.6 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Longwell Museum: 5.4 mi
- Harold Bell Wright/Pierce City Museum: 17.0 mi
- Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 17.4 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 9.0 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Tatum Hill: 16.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.2 mi
- High Point: 19.4 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 17.1 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 17.9 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 19.9 mi
- Tristate Marker: 20.3 mi
- Red Oak 2: 24.0 mi
- Carver Bust: 9.1 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 18.9 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 19.5 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 19.7 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 20.3 mi
- Bee Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 17.0 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Owens Bluff: 18.5 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 20.2 mi
- McMahan Spring: 2.0 mi
- Gibson Spring: 2.8 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 17.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 19.1 mi
- Bunker: 16.8 mi
- Grand Falls: 18.0 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.8 mi
- Enterprise: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monark Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | S 170° | 385 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 185° | 373 m | 18.2 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | S 181° | 367 m | 9.0 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | SSW 209° | 367 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tatum Hill | SW 215° | 356 m | 16.7 mi |
| Polk Mountain | S 182° | 351 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bobs Knob | S 180° | 337 m | 22.4 mi |
| Tatter Knob | S 180° | 316 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neosho, 4 mi away.
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