Ghost town · Missouri
Turtle
Turtle is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 408 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 79 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
ghost town in Dent County, Missouri, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.52333, -91.41250
- 78.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
106 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 26
- Gamblin Spring: 10.1 mi
- White Oak Spring: 11.0 mi
- Watson Spring: 11.3 mi
- Howes Mill Spring: 11.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 11.7 mi
Parks: 21
- Scotia Demonstration Area: 5.2 mi
- Sinkin Experimental Forest: 8.2 mi
- Jadwin Community Center Grounds: 8.6 mi
- Center Street Park: 10.6 mi
- Dent County Fairgound: 10.7 mi
Peaks: 17
- Tower Hill: 3.0 mi
- Ball Hill: 3.9 mi
- Red Hill: 9.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 14.0 mi
- Crooked Hill: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.0 mi
- SHS Tiger Tank: 11.2 mi
- SHS Football: 11.4 mi
- Welch Spring Hospital: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Panther Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Echo Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Upper Dugan Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Lower Dugan Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Bee Bluff: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- The Deer Statue: 10.3 mi
- The Gassy Pig: 10.6 mi
- Welch Spring: 12.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Dent county museum: 10.7 mi
- Bonebrake Center of Nature and History: 10.8 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Grove Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
- Round Spring: 16.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Turner Natural Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Round Spring Natural Bridge: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pulltite: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dad's Garden: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | E 100° | 410 m | 9.7 mi |
| Crooked Hill | NNE 30° | 410 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sullivan Hill | NNE 30° | 410 m | 20.2 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNE 21° | 406 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hedley Knob | NNE 30° | 404 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | ENE 62° | 400 m | 3.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | NNW 340° | 392 m | 19.9 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | SSE 164° | 377 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 10 mi away.
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