Ancell
Ancell is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Grassy Knob stands 242 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.8 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 5.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 24 mi
130 named places within 25 miles
- Scott City Park and Public Pool: 4.1 mi
- Fort D: 8.5 mi
- Shawnee Park: 8.6 mi
- Ranney Park: 8.7 mi
- East Cape Park: 8.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 5.6 mi
- Lost Hill: 6.3 mi
- Cox Hill: 7.3 mi
- Bell Hill: 7.5 mi
- New York: 4.2 mi
- Redman: 4.4 mi
- Grays Point: 5.7 mi
- Shasta: 7.4 mi
- Stroderville: 17.0 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
- General Watkins Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.4 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 4.9 mi
- The Glenn House: 9.0 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 9.2 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 6.8 mi
- Fort D: 8.5 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 8.9 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 21.6 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 9.3 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 9.5 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 22.4 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 22.5 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 22.5 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 8.9 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 12.7 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 21.1 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 21.6 mi
- May Greene Garden: 9.5 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ancell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | N 355° | 242 m | 15.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | NE 41° | 232 m | 13.5 mi |
| Coker Knob | N 2° | 228 m | 14.6 mi |
| Thompson Hill | N 1° | 221 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 40° | 219 m | 16.8 mi |
| Tricky Hill | N 349° | 219 m | 22.9 mi |
| Italian Hill | NE 46° | 196 m | 15.7 mi |
| Iron Hill | NNW 346° | 190 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 10 mi
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