Missouri Welcome Center
Missouri Welcome Center is a rest area in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Marston Rest Area (Southbound), a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.9 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 12.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.9 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- New Madrid County Veterans Park: 4.9 mi
- Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site: 5.5 mi
- Hunter-Dawson State Park: 6.3 mi
- Lakeview Park: 9.0 mi
- Foster Park: 9.1 mi
- New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 4.9 mi
- Higgerson Landing Museum: 5.0 mi
- Malden Army Airfield Museum: 22.4 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 22.6 mi
- Sikeston Depot Museum & Cultural Center: 23.3 mi
- Indian Mound: 2.3 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 17.5 mi
- Wilson Hill: 19.6 mi
- Mathis Hill: 23.1 mi
- Marston Rest Area (Southbound): 0.0 mi
- Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 21.2 mi
- Missouri Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Caboose: 13.4 mi
- Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 13.4 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 20.3 mi
- Battle of Island 10: 9.2 mi
- Veterans Wall of Honor: 22.1 mi
- Darnall Point: 7.2 mi
- Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missouri Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishgap Hill | ESE 102° | 154 m | 17.5 mi |
| Wilson Hill | E 93° | 143 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mathis Hill | ESE 104° | 119 m | 23.1 mi |
| Indian Mound | N 8° | 96 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:07 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Madrid, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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