Cardin
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. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
human settlement in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
111 named places within 25 miles
- Picher-Cardin Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Quapaw Tribe Roadside Park: 3.8 mi
- Torbert Park: 5.6 mi
- Rocket Park: 6.7 mi
- Football Field and Track: 6.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 13.2 mi
- Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial: 13.4 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 14.3 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 19.3 mi
- Picher: 1.3 mi
- Douthat: 1.4 mi
- Treece: 1.8 mi
- Zincville: 2.6 mi
- Hockerville: 4.1 mi
- 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
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 1.3 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 13.0 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 18.8 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 20.1 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 20.7 mi
- Big Hill: 16.9 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 18.5 mi
- Owens Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 18.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | NE 37° | 291 m | 2.5 mi |
| Timber Hill | SW 230° | 291 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bell Mound | NNW 346° | 281 m | 22.7 mi |
| Indian Hills | S 188° | 264 m | 22.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 224° | 263 m | 9.4 mi |
| Goat Hill | SSW 206° | 253 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 7 mi away.
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