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Watson Spring

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Elevation, modelled
253 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Red Hill410 m · 15.2 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road87.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
37.3631, -91.4583
Watson Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Watson Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled 253 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillNE 52°410 m15.2 mi
Stegall MountainSE 144°409 m24.3 mi
Thorny MountainSE 140°405 m24.1 mi
Mule MountainSSE 147°403 m23.7 mi
Tower HillNNE 22°400 m13.5 mi
Wildcat MountainSE 134°385 m17.4 mi
Coot MountainSE 139°379 m17.4 mi
Tip Top MountainSE 135°377 m11.7 mi

144 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 36
Peaks: 26
Cliffs: 17
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4619:5220:31
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1716:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333646566473777668564536
Precip in2.73.64.14.86.24.34.64.33.83.34.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Round Spring 2SW, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs395464707831867467352318264244359362

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Current River above Akers, MO, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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