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Westcott

Westcott from directly overhead

Westcott is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Blue Knob stands 392 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Truck Parking, a rest area 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.9 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97194, -91.89861

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
Springs: 15
  • Gollahon Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Bray Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Clifty Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Wilkins Spring: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
Ghost towns: 13
Attractions: 10
Peaks: 10
  • Pilot Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 12.0 mi
  • Lost Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Indian House Mounds: 14.8 mi
  • House Mounds: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Trail of Tears Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Rolla Inn: 6.2 mi
  • Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 1.9 mi
  • Truck Parking: 2.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 6.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobESE 122°392 m23.2 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 153°372 m12.0 mi
Wards HillSE 128°356 m20.5 mi
Indian House MoundsNNE 26°328 m14.8 mi
Pilot KnobNE 45°286 m7.0 mi
House MoundsN 353°250 m16.8 mi
HatcheeNNE 16°245 m20.2 mi
Lost HillSW 224°241 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566674797870584636
Precip in2.72.54.14.95.54.44.74.54.03.33.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rolla Missouri S&T, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

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