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Sampson

Sampson from directly overhead

Sampson is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Pleasant Knob stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Conway Rest Area (Eastbound), a rest area 2.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.44170, -92.84250

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Contrary Larry Park: 4.7 mi
  • North Park: 7.5 mi
  • Ellis O. Jackson Marshfield City Park: 7.5 mi
  • Nelson Park: 7.6 mi
  • Shackelford Spring Park: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Ghost towns: 10
Peaks: 9
Attractions: 5
  • AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign: 2.5 mi
  • Hubble Spacecraft Statue: 8.0 mi
  • White Hart Renaissance Fair: 15.3 mi
  • rocket ship statue: 23.9 mi
  • abandoned Cafe sign: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 5
  • Bell Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Cave Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Bennett Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Sand Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Barclay Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Conway Rest Area (Eastbound): 2.3 mi
  • Conway Rest Area (Westbound): 2.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Wommack Mill: 17.4 mi
  • Buffalo Historic Society: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Beaver Statue: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sampson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant KnobSSE 148°495 m19.3 mi
North View HillSW 223°444 m13.2 mi
Fair Grove MoundWSW 254°438 m17.9 mi
Goodnight KnobW 271°404 m20.4 mi
Lucas KnobW 270°402 m19.0 mi
Brushy MoundWNW 298°402 m19.6 mi
Blue MoundWNW 298°402 m21.3 mi
Henley KnobW 267°394 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:23
June solstice05:5119:5720:36
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2316:1716:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566573787669574536
Precip in2.62.53.74.75.54.64.53.44.23.53.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshfield 4 WSW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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