Ghost town · Missouri
Cedar Valley
Cedar Valley is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Piney Mountain stands 652 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oasis Bluff, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Ozark Mountain Parkway passes 7.8 miles off.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.54000, -93.29222
- 7.8 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 9.5 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 21.0 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Long Creek Park: 1.5 mi
- Old Highway Eighty-Six Public Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Old Highway Eighty-Six Park: 2.1 mi
- Table Rock State Park: 2.8 mi
- Cricket Creek Public Use Area: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Baird Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Table Rock: 3.6 mi
- Sow Coon Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Little Joe Bald: 10.7 mi
- Naked Joe Bald: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Oasis Bluff: 0.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Davis Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Raven Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Whiterock Bluff: 7.0 mi
Museums: 18
- Ralph Foster Museum: 6.1 mi
- Gaetz Tractor Museum: 6.2 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 6.8 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum: 6.8 mi
- Titanic Museum: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Big Cedar Fun Mountain: 0.9 mi
- The Runaway Mountain Coaster: 5.8 mi
- Hog Wild Adventures: 6.6 mi
- Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors: 6.8 mi
- Go Karts: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 4.0 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 7.0 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 8.6 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Mincy Conservation Area: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Veteran's Grove: 5.9 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 14.7 mi
- Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Moonshine Beach: 5.0 mi
- Don's Island: 6.3 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 7.3 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Scripture Garden: 6.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Rock Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Cedar Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Mountain | S 173° | 652 m | 23.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 204° | 633 m | 23.4 mi |
| Holden Mountain | S 189° | 614 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bradshaw Mountain | SSW 202° | 609 m | 19.7 mi |
| Needle Eye Mountain | S 188° | 606 m | 22.5 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | S 170° | 604 m | 21.0 mi |
| Waldrop Mountain | SSW 203° | 600 m | 23.5 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SW 216° | 552 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Branson AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 7 mi
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