Ghost town · Missouri
Boxford
Boxford is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. King Hill stands 323 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarksdale City Park, a park 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 197 miles off.
extinct town in DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates39.84833, -94.58857
- 196.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.2 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clarksdale City Park: 3.2 mi
- Stewartsville City Park: 8.2 mi
- Easton City Park: 9.0 mi
- Arrowhead Park: 11.2 mi
- Hochman Park: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Pony Express Lake Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- King Lake Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Limpp Community Lake: 15.0 mi
- Caroline Sheridan Logan Memorial Wildlife Area: 15.0 mi
- Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
Museums: 11
- Glore Psychiatric Museum: 12.7 mi
- St. Joseph Museums: 12.7 mi
- Black Archives Museum: 12.7 mi
- Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art: 13.4 mi
- Andrew County Museum: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- History of Amity Area: 8.2 mi
- Walter Cronkite Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster: 12.6 mi
- Krug Castle: 14.3 mi
- St. Joseph Missouri: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bayfield: 4.6 mi
- Empire Prairie: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- OLOG Mary Garden: 11.5 mi
- Leah Spratt Park: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Pony Express Monument: 14.9 mi
- President Lincoln Mural: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 15.2 mi
- Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- King Hill: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boxford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | WSW 238° | 323 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cosby 2W, 6 mi away.
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