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Monark Springs

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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. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

ghost town in Newton County, Missouri

How to reach it

Coordinates36.86444, -94.29167

131 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Neosho Soccer Park: 3.7 mi
  • Morse Park: 3.7 mi
  • Morse Park: 3.8 mi
  • Big Spring Park: 4.4 mi
  • Morse Park North: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 9
  • 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
Peaks: 8
  • 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
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 2
  • McMahan Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Gibson Spring: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Bunker: 16.8 mi
  • bunker: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grand Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Grand Falls: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.8 mi
  • Truck Parking: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointS 170°385 m19.4 mi
Pine HillS 185°373 m18.2 mi
Coal Mine HillS 181°367 m9.0 mi
Holloway MountainSSW 209°367 m13.9 mi
Tatum HillSW 215°356 m16.7 mi
Polk MountainS 182°351 m21.0 mi
Bobs KnobS 180°337 m22.4 mi
Tatter KnobS 180°316 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5920:0220:40
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2716:2517:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049586776807971604939
Precip in2.62.43.75.36.75.74.23.75.04.13.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neosho, 4 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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