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Burr Oak

Burr Oak from directly overhead

Burr Oak is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Crow Island, a picnic site 2.7 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.8 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

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Coordinates39.05917, -90.76389

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Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 4.4 mi
  • Warrior Way Park: 4.7 mi
  • Titus Hollow Public Access Area: 4.7 mi
  • Winfield Access: 5.4 mi
  • Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
  • Franklin Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Plummer Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Gaske Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Sugar Loaf: 8.9 mi
Springs: 12
  • Cave Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Lane Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Clay Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Twin Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 7
  • Veterans Memorial Walk: 18.4 mi
  • NGS Monument SC 03: 20.1 mi
  • St Jude Dream Home 2017: 21.6 mi
  • Cancer Awareness Memorial: 22.1 mi
  • Elsah Soldiers: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 6
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Falls: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Incline Village Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Bendorf: 25.0 mi
  • Cinova Beach: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 22.2 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo KnobNW 315°305 m22.0 mi
Springston KnobNW 321°280 m16.5 mi
Tedlock KnobNW 320°275 m16.6 mi
Ben Watts KnobNNW 327°275 m18.1 mi
Tucker KnobESE 111°268 m14.7 mi
Long KnobNNW 329°267 m24.0 mi
Dale KnobNW 325°263 m16.2 mi
Tower KnobNNW 334°259 m21.1 mi
Conditions

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Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5320:33
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1916:0216:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344556473767567564433
Precip in2.42.23.24.45.04.24.23.23.53.33.32.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 7 mi away.

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