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Ark

Ark from directly overhead

Ark is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 410 m. Johnson Mountain stands 501 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 69 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.68111, -91.33611

114 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 25
Parks: 24
Peaks: 19
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson MountainE 83°501 m24.6 mi
Crooked HillNE 56°410 m4.1 mi
Sullivan HillNE 42°410 m8.8 mi
Red HillSSE 157°410 m13.7 mi
Camels HumpNNE 21°406 m6.3 mi
Hedley KnobNE 44°404 m7.9 mi
Tower HillS 189°400 m9.6 mi
Bald KnobNE 50°392 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4519:5220:31
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1816:1016:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746566472767568574536
Precip in2.72.84.05.05.64.23.74.34.03.73.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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