Ghost town · Missouri
Boonesborough
Boonesborough is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 62 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.97699, -92.14990
- 62.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Battle Park: 3.9 mi
- Garden City Greenspace: 5.4 mi
- Eastport Park: 5.7 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 5.8 mi
- McKee Street Park: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 44
- US Army Tank: 7.6 mi
- Leap In To: 8.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.8 mi
- Nexus: 8.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Little Dixie Lake Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Wild Haven Nature Area: 6.4 mi
- Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
- Boone County Nature School: 10.7 mi
- Three Creeks Conservation Area: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Wienermobile 1988: 6.7 mi
- Courthouse Columns: 9.7 mi
- WWI Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Kuhlman Court: 9.8 mi
- Engineers' Shamrock: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Council Circle: 8.4 mi
- Darwin and Axie Hindman Discovery Garden: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
- Healing Garden: 9.2 mi
- Christian College Garden: 9.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Walters-Boone County Historic Museum: 9.1 mi
- Museum of Art & Archaeology: 9.7 mi
- Museum of Anthropology: 9.7 mi
- Auto World Museum: 12.5 mi
- Westminster Women's History Museum: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Shryocks Callaway Farms: 4.0 mi
- Boathenge: 16.8 mi
- Burr Oak: 17.7 mi
- Welcome to Mexico MO: 18.4 mi
- The Peach Tree Farm: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Reservable Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Rothwell Park Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- The Beach: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Mill Site Bluff: 9.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.3 mi
- Big Manitou Bluffs: 20.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Rollins Spring: 10.6 mi
- Gum Spring: 19.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.7 mi
Peaks: 2
- Sled Hill: 8.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Stephens Lake Park Beach: 8.8 mi
- Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Landmark: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boonesborough. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacles | NW 320° | 212 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, 10 mi away.
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