Ghost town · Oklahoma
America
America is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Kennedy Mountain stands 328 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Haworth Tower, a peak 6.8 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
human settlement in Oklahoma, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates33.81560, -94.54940
38 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 12
- Haworth Tower: 6.8 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 8.4 mi
- Lime Rock Hill: 11.4 mi
- Jim Jones Hill: 13.5 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 21.7 mi
Parks: 11
- Broken Bow City Park: 17.3 mi
- Wayne Brown Field: 17.5 mi
- Brook Tims Park: 18.3 mi
- Herman Dierks Park: 20.0 mi
- Patterson Shoals Public Use Area: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Site of the Texas Home of Richard Ellis: 19.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church: 21.1 mi
- De Kalb: 21.4 mi
- First United Methodist Church of DeKalb: 21.6 mi
- English Cemetery: 22.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Museum of the Red River: 16.2 mi
- McCurtain County Veterans Memorial Museum: 17.7 mi
- Sevier County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Spanish Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Red Slough State Waterfowl Reserve Portion: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Train Engine: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Mountain | N 351° | 328 m | 24.7 mi |
| Candy Mountain | N 350° | 322 m | 24.8 mi |
| Carnasaw Mountain | NNW 347° | 311 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rookpile Mountain | NNW 342° | 298 m | 23.9 mi |
| High Peak | NNW 344° | 295 m | 24.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 347° | 281 m | 25.0 mi |
| Grapevine Mountain | NNW 347° | 270 m | 24.0 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NNW 338° | 224 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:56 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idabel, 18 mi away.
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