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Bird Springs

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Elevation
268 m
Tallest summit within 23.2 miles
Bear Cave Mountain447 m · 11.6 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road139.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
36.7481, -92.2352
Bird Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Bird Springs is a spring in Missouri, at a recorded 268 m. Bear Cave Mountain stands 447 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clapp Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 139 miles off.

Elevation
268 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Bird Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Cave MountainWSW 246°447 m11.6 mi
Coon Knob HillWNW 291°445 m23.1 mi
Blue Buck KnobNNE 26°442 m15.7 mi
Long MountainWSW 244°440 m11.1 mi
Timber KnobWSW 258°440 m13.5 mi
Tater HillNNE 27°438 m17.6 mi
High Rock MountainWSW 252°434 m10.4 mi
PinnacleWSW 241°429 m13.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 41
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 2
Natural arches: 1
Museums: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5119:5320:32
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:1916:1716:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586573787769584738
Precip in2.72.84.45.35.33.73.73.74.23.84.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dora 3SE, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7308551,1211,3811,214775560457428423646704

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork River near Tecumseh, MO, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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