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Collins Spring

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Elevation, modelled
227 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Little Pilot Knob428 m · 19.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66 - MO7.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
37.9675, -91.3351
Collins Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Collins Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled 227 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Canoe Tower, a artwork 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 7.4 miles off. 160 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pilot KnobE 87°428 m19.5 mi
Sullivan HillSSE 156°410 m14.4 mi
Crooked HillS 169°410 m17.8 mi
Camels HumpS 171°406 m14.0 mi
Hedley KnobSSE 159°404 m15.2 mi
Flint HillE 82°403 m17.3 mi
Bald KnobSSE 150°392 m15.3 mi
Blue KnobSW 223°392 m16.2 mi

160 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 27
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 12
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4419:5320:32
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1816:0916:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543546371757365544334

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5766649551,1271,054699383280290284498561

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Meramec River near Steelville, MO, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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