Fort D
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Fort D is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ranney Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.6 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Fort D is a Civil War-era fort alongside the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5471009, matched on coordinates and name (37 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1940
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Fort D,” one of the four forts erected in Cape Girardeau by Union forces in 1861, is the only one preserved. Its site southeast of the town was chosen to command the entire bend of the river southward, and also the river road from downstream.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 4.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 30 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Ranney Park: 0.2 mi
- Shawnee Park: 0.8 mi
- Indian Park: 0.8 mi
- Murtaugh Park: 0.9 mi
- Courthouse Park: 1.1 mi
- Cape Rock: 3.1 mi
- Mount Tabor: 3.6 mi
- Coker Knob: 6.2 mi
- Grassy Knob: 7.0 mi
- Lost Hill: 7.5 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 11.9 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
- Grays Point: 4.7 mi
- Ancell: 8.5 mi
- New York: 9.7 mi
- Redman: 12.8 mi
- Shasta: 13.2 mi
- The Glenn House: 0.6 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 0.8 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 0.9 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 6.1 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 2.5 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 2.8 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 14.8 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Bald Knob Cross of Peace: 20.6 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 0.6 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 2.5 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 22.7 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 16.0 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 24.8 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 24.8 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 0.9 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 1.1 mi
- Preachers Eye: 18.9 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 24.3 mi
- May Greene Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort D. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNE 29° | 314 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | NE 43° | 269 m | 23.4 mi |
| Government Rock | NNE 14° | 250 m | 20.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | N 352° | 242 m | 7.0 mi |
| McGee Hill | NNE 16° | 240 m | 18.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | E 80° | 232 m | 9.4 mi |
| Coker Knob | N 9° | 228 m | 6.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 277° | 226 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13115824808
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 2 mi
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