Westcott
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 Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends, a attraction 2.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.9 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 90.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 104.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
122 named places within 25 miles
- Buehler Park: 6.3 mi
- Powell Park: 6.6 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 6.6 mi
- Northside Park: 6.9 mi
- Schuman Park: 7.2 mi
- 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
- Bell Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Duerson Slide: 4.8 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Panther Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Arlington: 5.3 mi
- Signal: 6.1 mi
- Macedonia: 7.9 mi
- Clementine: 9.3 mi
- Vessie: 9.9 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 2.9 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 3.4 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 6.9 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 9.6 mi
- Uranus, Missouri: 15.0 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Little Prairie Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.0 mi
- Lost Hill: 14.5 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 14.8 mi
- House Mounds: 15.5 mi
- Deckers Point: 16.7 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 15.0 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 19.2 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 19.2 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 19.5 mi
- Jesus Statue: 6.8 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 6.9 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 6.9 mi
- Millennium People: 6.9 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Rolla Inn: 6.2 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 6.7 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Dad's Garden: 22.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | ESE 122° | 392 m | 23.2 mi |
| Wards Hill | SE 128° | 356 m | 20.5 mi |
| Indian House Mounds | NNE 26° | 328 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 45° | 286 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hatchee | NNE 16° | 245 m | 20.2 mi |
| Lost Hill | SW 224° | 241 m | 14.5 mi |
| House Mounds | N 354° | 230 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
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