Ghost town · Missouri
Althea
Althea is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Bear Cave Mountain stands 447 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Althea Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 136 miles off.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.64139, -92.22889
- 136.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.2 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Glade Top Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 29 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Duncan Hill: 2.6 mi
- The Narrows: 3.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.5 mi
- Turkey Point: 7.8 mi
- Cap Knob: 8.4 mi
Parks: 47
- Blair Bridge Park: 0.9 mi
- River of Life Farm: 3.5 mi
- Lonnie's Lookout: 5.2 mi
- Caney Mountain State Game Refuge: 11.0 mi
- Red Bank Use Area: 13.4 mi
Springs: 39
- Althea Spring: 0.1 mi
- Spoon Spring: 1.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 2.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 2.2 mi
- Bixly Spring: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
- State Line: 10.0 mi
- Veterans Memeorial: 21.1 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 21.6 mi
- Civil War Skirmish: 21.7 mi
- Rock of Ages: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Cedar Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Rattail Point: 8.6 mi
- Bean Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Two Faces: 14.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 5.7 mi
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- House Ruins: 13.5 mi
- Mountain Home Farmer's Market: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
- James P. Harlin Museum: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- White Ranch Conservation Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Althea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Cave Mountain | WNW 283° | 447 m | 11.3 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | NNE 17° | 442 m | 22.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | WNW 284° | 440 m | 10.7 mi |
| Timber Knob | WNW 288° | 440 m | 14.2 mi |
| High Rock Mountain | WNW 292° | 434 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 273° | 429 m | 12.4 mi |
| Stony Knob | W 279° | 428 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | WNW 297° | 428 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dora 3SE, 7 mi away.
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