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Elm Spring

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Elevation, modelled: 230 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Little Pilot Knob428 m · 18.1 mi
Nearest byway: Great River Road46.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:32local time
Coordinates: 38.2162, -91.1258

Elm Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Elm Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled 230 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Falling Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 47 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Little Pilot Knob	SSE 154°	428 m	18.1 mi
Flint Hill	SSE 159°	403 m	15.8 mi
Litton Hill	SSE 153°	384 m	16.3 mi
Mineral Hill	SSW 211°	328 m	4.4 mi
Sandy Hill	ESE 112°	307 m	16.8 mi
Berry Hill	ESE 110°	293 m	18.0 mi
Lea Hill	SSW 200°	288 m	13.2 mi
Fair View Hill	S 186°	287 m	14.9 mi

On the road

46.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
58.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National

Overlooks nearby

Observation Blind · 25 mi

Around it

158 named places within 25 miles

Parks48

Springs22

Historic sites18

Peaks15

Lone Hill: 3.1 mi
Mineral Hill: 4.4 mi
Lea Hill: 13.2 mi
Fair View Hill: 14.9 mi
Lost Hill: 15.0 mi

Nature reserves14

Sand Ford Access: 3.6 mi
Sappington Bridge Access: 4.1 mi
Long Ridge Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 7.6 mi

Ghost towns10

Pea Ridge: 7.7 mi
Vilander: 8.3 mi
George: 9.8 mi
Boone: 11.1 mi
Walbert: 13.7 mi

Attractions6

Meramec Caverns: 2.5 mi
Meremec Caverns: 2.5 mi
Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 12.2 mi
Canoehenge: 12.2 mi
Pontoon Rides: 21.4 mi

Cliffs6

Vilander Bluff: 8.0 mi
Shoot-in Bluff: 20.2 mi
Sugarloaf Bluff: 20.5 mi
Twin Cliffs: 21.1 mi
Chimney Bluff: 23.5 mi

Museums6

St Clair Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 17.1 mi
Crawford County Historical: 18.6 mi
Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 21.6 mi
Iron Spike Model Train Museum: 23.4 mi

Artworks4

Gardens3

Educational Garden: 21.0 mi
Peace Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi

Rest areas2

Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 8.0 mi
Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 8.2 mi

Beaches2

LKW Waterfront: 21.2 mi
TL Waterfront: 21.4 mi

Waterfalls1

Waterfall (seasonal): 21.5 mi

Natural arches1

Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 21.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:09	18:42	19:17
June solstice	05:42	19:52	20:32
September equinox	06:53	18:28	19:03
December solstice	07:18	16:07	16:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	33	37	47	58	67	75	79	78	69	58	46	37
Precip in	2.7	2.5	3.9	5.0	4.9	4.2	4.7	3.8	3.6	3.3	3.7	2.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 17 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	1,237	1,445	2,085	2,462	2,164	1,295	776	566	562	584	1,040	1,187

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Meramec River near Sullivan, MO, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

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