MISSOURI LOOKOUTS
WINDY
Oregon County
Mark Twain National Forest
24N-2W-23
Mark Twain National Forest
24N-2W-23
A 50-foot steel tower without improvements.
DESIGNATION - WINDY LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - GE0810
STATE/COUNTY- MO/OREGON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - RIVERTON (1965)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (OSR)
THE STATION IS A U.S. FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT TOWER LOCATED
ABOUT 14-1/2 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ALTON, 2-3/4 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE BRADLEY POST OFFICE, IN THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 23, T 24 N, R 2 W. THE TOWER IS OF STEEL
SKELETON FRAMEWORK WITH A SMALL HOUSE MOUNTED ON TOP. IT
IS ABOUT 50 FEET HIGH. A TRAVERSE CONNECTION WAS MADE FROM
TRIANGULATION STATION WINDY TO THE CENTER OF THE BASE, AND
THE DISTANCE WAS FOUND TO BE 27.55 FEET, OR 8.400 METERS.