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Beal

Beal from directly overhead

Beal is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Clark Mountain stands 439 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Logyard Campsite, a park 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 87 miles off. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.11361, -91.09583

147 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 35
Cliffs: 26
Parks: 23
Ghost towns: 9
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 3: 13.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 13.9 mi
  • Beach 3: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Big Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Cross Country Trail Rides: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 19.2 mi
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainENE 77°439 m24.4 mi
Stegall MountainWSW 247°409 m6.2 mi
Thorny MountainWSW 254°405 m4.8 mi
Mule MountainWSW 250°403 m7.6 mi
Finley MountainENE 72°386 m20.8 mi
Wildcat MountainNW 304°385 m9.1 mi
Coot MountainWNW 295°379 m9.5 mi
Tip Top MountainNW 307°377 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4519:5020:28
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1516:1116:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747576774787769574636
Precip in2.82.94.55.35.64.04.13.83.83.43.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eminence 1 NW, 15 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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