MISSOURI LOOKOUTS
TIMBERED KNOB
Ozark County
Missouri Conservation Commission
22N-14W-23
36.5658N / -92.4701
Missouri Conservation Commission
22N-14W-23
36.5658N / -92.4701
FY1951 - 52: A towersite was acquired. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report FY 1951-52)
FY1952-53: "A new tower was erected at Timber Knob." (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report FY 1952-53)
DESIGNATION - TIMBER KNOB LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - GF0650
STATE/COUNTY- MO/OZARK
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - GAINESVILLE (1968)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (JCM)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SUMMIT OF TIMBER KNOB ABOUT 4-1/2
MILES NORTH OF THE MISSOURI-ARKANSAS STATE LINE, 2-1/4 MILES
WEST AND 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF GAINSVILLE. IT IS A FOUR-LEGGED
STEEL TOWER PAINTED ALUMINUM AND ABOUT 50 FEET HIGH. A TRAVERSE
WAS MADE FROM THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER TO
TRIANGULATION STATION TIMBER KNOB AND THE DISTANCE WAS FOUND TO
BE 5.41 FEET OR 1.649 METERS SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION. THE
POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER.
PID - GF0650
STATE/COUNTY- MO/OZARK
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - GAINESVILLE (1968)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (JCM)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SUMMIT OF TIMBER KNOB ABOUT 4-1/2
MILES NORTH OF THE MISSOURI-ARKANSAS STATE LINE, 2-1/4 MILES
WEST AND 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF GAINSVILLE. IT IS A FOUR-LEGGED
STEEL TOWER PAINTED ALUMINUM AND ABOUT 50 FEET HIGH. A TRAVERSE
WAS MADE FROM THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER TO
TRIANGULATION STATION TIMBER KNOB AND THE DISTANCE WAS FOUND TO
BE 5.41 FEET OR 1.649 METERS SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION. THE
POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER.