Houston Towersite
Houston Towersite is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Valley, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 117 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 116.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.5 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
62 named places within 25 miles
- Plum Valley: 1.5 mi
- Roubidoux: 6.6 mi
- Hurst: 7.1 mi
- Gravel Point: 9.0 mi
- Turley: 9.0 mi
- Barnes Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Dogs Bluff Access: 4.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 6.8 mi
- Dripping Spring: 5.9 mi
- Dripping Spring: 6.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 7.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 10.0 mi
- Burnett Spring: 12.0 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 7.6 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Rodeo Stadium: 16.9 mi
- Ina Crandall Children's Park: 17.0 mi
- Alumni Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Bell Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Lead Hill: 15.2 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Cabbage Head: 19.1 mi
- Queens Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 15.4 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Houston Towersite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | SSW 202° | 495 m | 15.2 mi |
| Queens Mountain | SSE 154° | 446 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SSW 209° | 434 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cabbage Head | N 8° | 332 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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