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Castorville

Castorville from directly overhead

Castorville is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Turkey Hill stands 226 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Knob, a peak 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 35 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97500, -90.01083

Overlooks nearby

69 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Duck Creek Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Duck Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
  • Dark Cypress Swamp State Wildlife Area: 9.1 mi
  • Mayberry Park: 10.5 mi
  • Dexter City Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Rock Knob: 2.8 mi
  • Hodge Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Cow Knoll Ridge: 7.6 mi
  • Sand Blow Ridge: 8.1 mi
  • Horsehead Knoll: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 2
  • Dexter Welcome Center Depot and Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Sikeston Depot Museum & Cultural Center: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Caboose: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillN 5°226 m24.9 mi
Childers HillWNW 291°213 m16.4 mi
Flynn HillWNW 292°178 m24.6 mi
Null HillN 10°174 m14.9 mi
Cox HillNE 56°167 m23.8 mi
Hodge HillSW 223°154 m3.9 mi
Shoal HillNNW 336°151 m14.1 mi
Baker HillNNE 30°148 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:4219:4520:24
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1016:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576775797770584637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Advance 1 S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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