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Horse Spring

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Elevation, modelled
129 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Tavern Rock272 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66 - MOon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
38.5325, -90.5153
Horse Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled 129 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockWNW 291°272 m13.8 mi
Chinkapin HillSW 224°262 m13.6 mi
Buck KnobSSE 159°259 m23.9 mi
Herman's HilltopSW 224°248 m13.3 mi
Frisco HillSSE 163°247 m10.7 mi
North LaBarque HillSW 227°247 m13.9 mi
South LaBarque HillSW 227°244 m14.1 mi
Antire HillWSW 239°237 m2.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Springs: 19
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5120:30
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566775797770584636
Precip in2.62.23.64.65.24.33.93.53.33.23.52.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles 7 SSW, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs6.26.710.613.111.16.24.53.33.22.74.25.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Williams Creek near Peerless Park, MO, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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