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Powell Towersite

Powell Towersite from directly overhead

Powell Towersite is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 397 m. Whitney Mountain stands 552 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point, a peak 3.8 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
397 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.54469, -94.19030
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Ann Park: 5.0 mi
  • Lake Brittany Park and Public Use Area: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Norwood Dam: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Ann Dam and Public Use Area: 5.6 mi
  • Metfield Recreation Complex: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 44
  • Bike Art (and more): 5.6 mi
  • Green Bike Tower: 8.5 mi
  • Barn Dance: 9.9 mi
  • Oz Rhino: 10.0 mi
  • Sassy: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 37
  • High Point: 3.8 mi
  • Bobs Knob: 5.8 mi
  • Tatter Knob: 5.9 mi
  • Polk Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 16
  • Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Reunited Soldiery Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Founding of Benton County: 11.6 mi
  • Clemens House site: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 13
  • Bella Vista Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Scott Family Amazeum: 11.4 mi
  • Museum of Native American History: 12.2 mi
  • The Peel Mansion Museum & Heritage Gardens: 12.3 mi
  • Bentonville History Museum office: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Buckingham Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Compton Gardens: 11.7 mi
  • The Grove: 12.6 mi
  • Rogers Historial Museum Gardens: 15.3 mi
  • Vera Key Victorian Garden: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • KCS Anderson Depot: 15.9 mi
  • Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 16.4 mi
  • KCS Caboose Number 383: 16.9 mi
  • Sky Zone: 18.9 mi
  • Beebe's Roaring River Waterslide: 19.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Anderson Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Roaring River Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Gibson Spring: 20.2 mi
  • McMahan Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitney MountainESE 123°552 m18.1 mi
Rich MountainESE 120°535 m16.7 mi
Devils Eye BrowESE 112°525 m14.5 mi
Trimble MountainESE 111°524 m16.5 mi
Humphery MountainSE 125°522 m15.9 mi
Pond MountainSE 124°522 m16.7 mi
Sugar MountainESE 109°521 m17.3 mi
Williams MountainESE 119°507 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0020:0120:39
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2616:2517:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047576575797870594838
Precip in2.72.43.85.36.24.64.53.44.74.23.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washburn 5 W, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1484170833

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