Ghost town · Missouri
Vessie
Vessie is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Blue Knob stands 392 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Natural Bridge, a natural arch 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 4.2 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
extinct town in the US state of Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates37.82806, -91.89306
- 4.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 92.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
144 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 45
- Richard F Clement Memorial State Forest and Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Regional Fairground: 8.7 mi
- Lions Club Park: 9.3 mi
- Buehler Park: 9.8 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 9.9 mi
Springs: 21
- Wilkins Spring: 2.5 mi
- Yelton Spring: 2.7 mi
- PineySpring: 5.6 mi
- Gollahon Spring: 7.2 mi
- Bray Spring: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 15
- Clementine: 7.6 mi
- Arlington: 7.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 8.5 mi
- Relfe: 9.1 mi
- Hooker: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 11.2 mi
- Ross Access: 13.9 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 15.2 mi
Museums: 10
- Phelps County Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 11.6 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 13.2 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 16.8 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Rolla Inn: 9.9 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 10.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Hart Plaque: 21.1 mi
- Jeanie B. Weaver Dialysis Unit: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 8.0 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 8.4 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 10.9 mi
- Uranus, Missouri: 11.6 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 8
- Pilot Knob: 5.2 mi
- Lost Hill: 10.4 mi
- Deckers Point: 11.5 mi
- Wards Hill: 16.0 mi
- Cabbage Head: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Bryant Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Panther Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Duerson Slide: 13.3 mi
- Bell Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Millennium People: 10.7 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 10.8 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 10.9 mi
- Jesus Statue: 11.0 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Natural Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 10.9 mi
- Dad's Garden: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Point Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vessie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | E 97° | 392 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 98° | 372 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wards Hill | E 100° | 356 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cabbage Head | SSW 209° | 332 m | 17.0 mi |
| Indian House Mounds | NNE 15° | 328 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lost Mountain | E 87° | 317 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lost Hill | W 267° | 241 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:11 | 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 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rolla Missouri S&T, 11 mi away.
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