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Cardin

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Cardin is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Picher, a ghost town 1.3 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97556, -94.85167

121 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Picher-Cardin Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Quapaw Tribe Roadside Park: 3.8 mi
  • Torbert Park: 5.6 mi
  • Torbert Park: 5.7 mi
  • Rocket Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Conoco Hole In The Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Route 66 Arch: 7.3 mi
  • Marsh arc bridge: 9.1 mi
  • Rainbow Bridge: 9.1 mi
  • Tristate Marker: 13.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • Antique Auto Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Dobson Museum & Home: 7.3 mi
  • Route 66 Vintage Iron: 7.3 mi
  • Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Galena Mining & Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Blue Mound: 2.5 mi
  • Potato Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Timber Hill: 19.6 mi
  • Goat Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Indian Hills: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 14.8 mi
  • Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grand Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Grand Falls: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundNE 37°291 m2.5 mi
Timber HillSW 230°291 m19.6 mi
Bell MoundNNW 346°281 m22.7 mi
Indian HillsS 188°264 m22.2 mi
Potato HillSW 224°263 m9.4 mi
Goat HillSSW 206°253 m21.0 mi
Timber HillNW 322°247 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0420:43
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3016:2617:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364050586776808071594839

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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