Bennett Spring State Park
Bennett Spring State Park is a park in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Brushy Mound stands 402 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 11 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri State Parks
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 145.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
90 named places within 25 miles
- Mary Sharp Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Freeman Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Kahler Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Hildebrand Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Flanagan Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Atchley Park: 10.1 mi
- Nelson Lake Park: 11.3 mi
- Nelson Park: 11.8 mi
- Harke Park: 12.2 mi
- Mount Rose Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
- Bennett Spring: 0.4 mi
- Sand Spring: 1.0 mi
- Barclay Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mosier Spring: 15.2 mi
- Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 18.0 mi
- Bennett Spring Access: 1.3 mi
- Coffin Cave Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- Barclay Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
- Ha Ha Tonka State Park: 17.8 mi
- John Alva Fuson, MO Conservation Area: 21.8 mi
- Lone Rock: 6.0 mi
- Deers Leap Hill: 18.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 19.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 20.4 mi
- Morg Hill: 24.1 mi
- rocket ship statue: 13.9 mi
- abandoned Cafe sign: 13.9 mi
- Water Tower: 18.1 mi
- Bridal Cave: 21.1 mi
- AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign: 21.9 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 15.0 mi
- Camden County Museum: 22.9 mi
- Conway Rest Area (Westbound): 17.1 mi
- Conway Rest Area (Eastbound): 17.2 mi
- Castle: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bennett Spring State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | WSW 239° | 402 m | 19.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | WSW 243° | 402 m | 20.4 mi |
| Deers Leap Hill | NNE 15° | 255 m | 18.1 mi |
| Morg Hill | N 354° | 250 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2W, 9 mi away.
- Black Vulture34 obs
- Common Watersnake30 obs
- Rainbow Trout26 obs
- garlic mustard24 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty19 obs
- bloodroot17 obs
- northern spicebush17 obs
- Wingstem17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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