Spring Creek
Spring Creek is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mill Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 101 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
settlement in Phelps County, Missouri, United States
How to reach it
- 100.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
119 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Leonard Wood State Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Bosa Heights Park: 6.8 mi
- George M. Reed Roadside Park: 7.9 mi
- Saint Robert Municipal Park: 7.9 mi
- Plattner Neighborhood Park: 8.5 mi
- Stone Mill Spring: 1.8 mi
- Relfe Spring: 4.3 mi
- Miller Spring: 5.0 mi
- Shanghai Spring: 5.9 mi
- Yelton Spring: 5.9 mi
- Relfe: 3.9 mi
- Hooker: 7.0 mi
- Clementine: 7.9 mi
- Vessie: 8.5 mi
- Bloodland: 8.7 mi
- Ross Access: 6.6 mi
- Peter A. Eck Conservation Area: 12.5 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- George O. White State Forest Nursery: 16.3 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Duerson Slide: 17.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.6 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 4.9 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 6.4 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 10.7 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 10.7 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 18.7 mi
- Uranus, Missouri: 6.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.2 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 12.9 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 13.4 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 19.0 mi
- Deckers Point: 4.3 mi
- Lost Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cabbage Head: 10.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.9 mi
- Wards Hill: 23.0 mi
- Millennium People: 18.9 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 19.0 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 19.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 19.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 14.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Rolla Inn: 18.0 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 19.0 mi
- Dad's Garden: 15.3 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ENE 73° | 372 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wards Hill | E 86° | 356 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cabbage Head | S 185° | 332 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lost Hill | NW 321° | 241 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Leonard Wood, 5 mi away.
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