Velsor
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
- 17.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 23.2 mi off the Glade Top Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 27.1 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 23 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 24 mi
- Caney Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Turnip Knob: 5.3 mi
- Tater Hill: 9.2 mi
- Keyger Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.5 mi
- Helphrey Hill: 18.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Lawing: 9.9 mi
- Finley Falls: 13.5 mi
- Compton: 14.7 mi
- Eaudevie: 15.2 mi
- Holman: 17.5 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 17.6 mi
- Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 19.0 mi
- Drury Prairie: 19.2 mi
- Hosta Garden: 19.2 mi
- MSC Garden: 19.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- East Saint Louis Street: 18.2 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 21.8 mi
- Hubble Spacecraft Statue: 23.1 mi
- Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area: 15.3 mi
- Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Arkansas View Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Caney Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Shadow Rock: 23.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | ENE 76° | 529 m | 22.7 mi |
| Keyger Mountain | E 101° | 508 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pleasant Knob | ENE 59° | 495 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 97° | 460 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pinnacle | SE 145° | 446 m | 24.5 mi |
| Coon Knob Hill | ESE 115° | 445 m | 25.0 mi |
| North View Hill | N 5° | 444 m | 19.6 mi |
| Fair Grove Mound | NNW 345° | 438 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oldfield, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 29 mi
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