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Arlington

Arlington from directly overhead

Arlington is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail of Tears Memorial, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.6 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

ghost town in western Phelps County, Missouri

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92030, -91.97110

128 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Ozark Mountain Ranch: 5.1 mi
  • Dixon City Park: 8.7 mi
  • Buehler Park: 10.1 mi
  • Ridgeview Park: 10.3 mi
  • Fort Leonard Wood State Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
Springs: 18
  • Boiling Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Wilkins Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Gollahon Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Yelton Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Bray Spring: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Peaks: 10
  • Lost Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Deckers Point: 11.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 11.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 12.3 mi
  • House Mounds: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Trail of Tears Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Rolla Inn: 10.0 mi
  • Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 3.7 mi
  • Truck Parking: 3.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 5.8 mi
  • Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 127°372 m11.8 mi
Wards HillESE 115°356 m22.0 mi
Cabbage HeadS 190°332 m21.7 mi
Indian House MoundsNNE 32°328 m19.8 mi
Pilot KnobNE 46°286 m12.3 mi
House MoundsN 5°250 m20.3 mi
HatcheeNNE 23°245 m24.9 mi
Lost HillSW 221°241 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1116:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566674797870584636
Precip in2.72.54.14.95.54.44.74.54.03.33.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rolla Missouri S&T, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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