Ghost town · Oklahoma
Cayuga
Cayuga is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Gobblers Knob stands 390 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowskin Access, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
unincorporated community in Oklahoma, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates36.63028, -94.64417
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 30.0 mi off the Cherokee Hills Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rotary Centennial Park: 7.0 mi
- Rotary Veterans Park: 7.4 mi
- Grove Springs Park: 7.5 mi
- Walmart Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 13
- Tatum Hill: 10.3 mi
- Roundtop: 13.3 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Indian Hills: 14.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Cowskin Access: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo Hills Natural Area: 8.8 mi
- Lanagan Towersite: 9.8 mi
- Mount Shira Access: 10.7 mi
- Goodman Towersite: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Owens Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Tynon Bluffs: 18.5 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Eagles Bluff: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 10.6 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 11.1 mi
- KCS Caboose Number 383: 17.9 mi
- Route 66 Arch: 21.1 mi
- KCS Decatur Depot: 22.8 mi
Museums: 6
- Sulphur Springs Community Museum: 14.5 mi
- Longwell Museum: 19.9 mi
- Route 66 Vintage Iron: 21.1 mi
- Dobson Museum & Home: 21.2 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- OKARMO Corner: 9.2 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 13.3 mi
- WWII Structure: 21.5 mi
- WWII ruin: 21.5 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Enterprise: 3.5 mi
- Eldorado Springs: 19.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Gibson Spring: 23.5 mi
- McMahan Spring: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Red Dirt Farm: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Tanyard Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cayuga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | SE 126° | 390 m | 20.0 mi |
| High Point | E 97° | 385 m | 22.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 96° | 373 m | 18.2 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | ENE 72° | 367 m | 13.4 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | ENE 70° | 367 m | 20.7 mi |
| Tatum Hill | ENE 76° | 356 m | 10.3 mi |
| Polk Mountain | ESE 104° | 351 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bobs Knob | ESE 108° | 337 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson 3W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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