Goodman Towersite
Goodman Towersite is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. Gobblers Knob stands 390 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Neosho Memorial Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 22 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 23.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Neosho Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Big Spring Park: 7.2 mi
- Neosho Soccer Park: 7.4 mi
- Morse Park: 7.5 mi
- Morse Park: 7.8 mi
- Bicentennial Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Fort Crowder Conservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo Hills Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Lime Kiln Access: 9.0 mi
- Allen Bridge Access: 11.0 mi
- Longwell Museum: 4.1 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Sulphur Springs Community Museum: 20.1 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
- Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 23.0 mi
- WWII Structure: 5.8 mi
- WWII ruin: 5.8 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 6.6 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 6.6 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 18.7 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 7.4 mi
- Tatum Hill: 7.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 13.0 mi
- Polk Mountain: 15.9 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 8.6 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 16.2 mi
- Tristate Marker: 19.2 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 20.1 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 22.5 mi
- Carver Bust: 15.2 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 19.2 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 20.9 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 22.2 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 22.6 mi
- Owens Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 12.2 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Bee Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 18.5 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 8.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 21.1 mi
- Buckingham Garden: 23.6 mi
- Monark Springs: 9.5 mi
- Enterprise: 12.6 mi
- Cayuga: 15.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 19.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 19.2 mi
- Tanyard Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Gibson Spring: 7.7 mi
- McMahan Spring: 7.7 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goodman Towersite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | S 170° | 390 m | 21.9 mi |
| High Point | SE 141° | 385 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 155° | 373 m | 13.0 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | S 178° | 367 m | 5.8 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | ESE 111° | 367 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tatum Hill | SSW 199° | 356 m | 7.8 mi |
| Polk Mountain | SSE 157° | 351 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bobs Knob | SSE 157° | 337 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neosho, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1484171191
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