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Buick is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial, a historic site 5.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.60694, -91.12667

132 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Springs: 23
Parks: 19
Ghost towns: 13
Historic sites: 9
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 22.6 mi
  • SHS Tiger Tank: 23.3 mi
  • SHS Football: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 7.2 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 16.5 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainE 96°538 m21.9 mi
Wildcat MountainE 97°536 m20.5 mi
Buford MountainENE 75°531 m24.6 mi
Russell MountainE 96°524 m23.8 mi
Bell MountainE 85°519 m14.3 mi
Proffit MountainE 98°519 m19.1 mi
Hogan MountainESE 105°513 m23.3 mi
Lindsey MountainE 88°507 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4419:5120:30
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1716:0916:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746566472767568574536
Precip in2.72.84.05.05.64.23.74.34.03.73.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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