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Mossy Spring

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Elevation, modelled
221 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Knob372 m · 18.1 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road104.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
37.8675, -92.1247
Mossy Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Mossy Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled 221 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Circus Sideshow Museum, a museum 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobE 101°372 m18.1 mi
Cabbage HeadSSE 166°332 m18.2 mi
Pilot KnobNE 55°286 m21.1 mi
Lost HillSE 145°241 m4.0 mi
House MoundsNNW 335°241 m23.3 mi

119 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 19
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 6
Historic sites: 3
Natural arches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747576574787769584737
Precip in2.72.74.14.85.24.74.34.64.23.63.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 2 W, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10314339740637618056.61258.453.4113129

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Roubidoux Creek at Polla Rd bl Ft. Leonard Wood, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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