Black Island
Black Island is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Indian Mound stands 96 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayti Rest Area (Northbound), a rest area 1.3 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.1 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 9.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 239.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
91 named places within 25 miles
- American Legion Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- General John Riggs Veterans Park: 5.1 mi
- Eastside Park: 6.0 mi
- Village Park: 11.5 mi
- McCrate Park: 11.8 mi
- Terry: 3.4 mi
- Swift: 5.7 mi
- Kennedy: 6.4 mi
- Fourteen Bend: 6.7 mi
- Canady: 6.9 mi
- Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield: 15.8 mi
- Lee Morris Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Battle of Island 10: 18.1 mi
- Lenox Bridge Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Burgess Chapel School: 21.1 mi
- Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 1.3 mi
- Missouri Welcome Center: 1.3 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.5 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 15.6 mi
- Caboose: 15.6 mi
- United States Highway 61 Arch: 20.7 mi
- Sorgum Valley: 23.2 mi
- Lights of the Delta: 24.9 mi
- Dunklin County Museum: 19.6 mi
- Dyer County Historical Society: 23.6 mi
- BAFB Exhibition: 24.7 mi
- New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 24.7 mi
- Higgerson Landing Museum: 24.8 mi
- Little River Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
- Ernest Rice WMA: 15.9 mi
- Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge: 16.2 mi
- Darnall Point: 16.9 mi
- Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Indian Mound: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mound | NNE 17° | 96 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caruthersville, 5 mi away.
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