Ghost town · Missouri
Possum Trot
Possum Trot is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Turnip Knob stands 409 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hooten Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 16 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.97860, -93.42920
- 16.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 19.6 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 24.9 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clever Park: 4.1 mi
- Two Rivers Mountain Bike Park: 4.7 mi
- Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: 7.6 mi
- The Gardens at Woodfield: 7.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 8.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Ray House: 9.0 mi
- Missouri Institute of Natural Science: 10.4 mi
- City of Ozark Community Building: 12.7 mi
- Smallin Civil War Cave: 14.3 mi
- NRA National Sporting Arms Museum: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 10
- East Saint Louis Street: 18.3 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 20.3 mi
- Spencer's Gas Station: 20.7 mi
- Fantastic Caverns: 21.7 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 21.8 mi
Peaks: 8
- Hooten Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bloody Hill: 8.8 mi
- Chula Vista: 21.8 mi
- Sow Coon Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Brights Spring Knoll: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 8
- Hosta Garden: 14.3 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 14.6 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 16.7 mi
- MSC Garden: 18.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Garrison Spring & Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Gum Spring: 15.2 mi
- Brown Spring: 15.3 mi
- Carney Spring: 15.4 mi
- Cash Spring: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Virgin Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Devils Wash Pan: 21.7 mi
- Morris Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Rope Swings: 23.7 mi
- Oswalt Bluff: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- World's Largest Fork: 12.9 mi
- Major General Sterling Price: 16.2 mi
- Sun Target II: 16.8 mi
- Big Kraft Macaroni: 17.4 mi
- Drury Panther Statue: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 22.7 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
- Living Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Aunts Creek Beach: 21.3 mi
- Don's Island: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Possum Trot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnip Knob | E 93° | 409 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sow Coon Mountain | S 173° | 403 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chula Vista | SSE 153° | 398 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hooten Hill | SSE 156° | 390 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bloody Hill | N 5° | 383 m | 8.8 mi |
| Brights Spring Knoll | WSW 240° | 382 m | 23.7 mi |
| Naked Joe Bald | S 184° | 376 m | 24.9 mi |
| Little Joe Bald | S 183° | 367 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
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 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Billings 1SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 25 mi
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