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Tower Hill Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
259 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Needmore Hill286 m · 24.9 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66209.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:49local time
Coordinates
39.9719, -93.9833
Tower Hill Picnic Area from directly overhead

Tower Hill Picnic Area is a picnic site in Missouri, at a modelled 259 m. Needmore Hill stands 286 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 209 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Needmore HillSSW 193°286 m24.9 mi
Shale HillSE 130°267 m23.5 mi

50 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Peaks: 2
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4820:0820:49
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3516:1216:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253041526272767466544029
Precip in1.41.82.53.65.65.64.44.24.53.32.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallatin 1W, 4 mi away.

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