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Fort D

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Elevation, modelled
124 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Bald Knob314 m · 20.6 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road - Missouri1.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:23local time
Coordinates
37.2909, -89.5263
Fort D from directly overhead

Fort D is a park in Missouri, at a modelled 124 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort D, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.6 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

Built
1861
Operated by
Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNE 29°314 m20.6 mi
Tiptop KnobNE 43°269 m23.4 mi
Government RockNNE 14°250 m20.3 mi
Grassy KnobN 352°242 m7.0 mi
Grassy KnobNNE 13°241 m22.9 mi
McGee HillNNE 16°240 m18.4 mi
Vick HillE 80°232 m9.4 mi
Coker KnobN 9°228 m6.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

132 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:3919:4420:23
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0916:0416:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586876797770594738
Precip in3.53.34.75.25.33.83.93.23.63.64.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 5 mi away.

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