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Velsor

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Velsor is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 408 m. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparta City Roller Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 17 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.02028, -93.03583

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sparta City Roller Park: 2.2 mi
  • Rogersville City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Neal and Betty Grubaugh Park: 9.1 mi
  • Finley River Park: 9.3 mi
  • Lexington Square Park: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 19
Museums: 11
  • Smallin Civil War Cave: 8.6 mi
  • City of Ozark Community Building: 9.3 mi
  • Missouri Institute of Natural Science: 17.2 mi
  • Springfield Art Museum: 17.8 mi
  • NRA National Sporting Arms Museum: 18.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Olie Lasley Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Todd Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Brown Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cash Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Garrison Spring & Gardens: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Xeriscape Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Drury Prairie: 19.2 mi
  • Hosta Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Chateau Charmant: 7.0 mi
  • Living Memorial: 14.1 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Douglas County Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Major General Sterling Price: 16.4 mi
  • Big Kraft Macaroni: 16.9 mi
  • Sun Target II: 17.7 mi
  • Beaver Statue: 18.0 mi
  • World's Largest Fork: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillENE 76°529 m22.7 mi
Keyger MountainE 101°508 m10.4 mi
Pleasant KnobENE 59°495 m24.4 mi
Pilot KnobE 97°460 m16.5 mi
PinnacleSE 145°446 m24.5 mi
Coon Knob HillESE 115°445 m25.0 mi
North View HillN 5°444 m19.6 mi
Fair Grove MoundNNW 345°438 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:24
June solstice05:5419:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2316:1916:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443536269747265544233
Precip in2.62.84.05.25.14.74.74.34.73.24.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oldfield, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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