Ghost town · Missouri
Center Grove
Center Grove is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Brickyard Hill stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 13 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.
extinct town in Atchison County, Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates40.52433, -95.31712
- 17.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Heritage Highway
96 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 41
- Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
- Rock Port Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Fairfax City Park: 13.4 mi
- Burlington's Children Park: 14.2 mi
- Baseball Park: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area: 13.7 mi
- Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Manti Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
- Braddyville Access: 16.1 mi
Museums: 12
- Greater Shenandoah Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- Museum of Missouri River History: 19.7 mi
- Brownville Depot & Rail History Museum: 19.9 mi
- Brownville Historical Society Museum: 19.9 mi
- Nodaway Valley Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Atchison County Walk of Honor: 13.0 mi
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Sister Cities: 20.8 mi
- Vernon J. Baker: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Sonora: 18.1 mi
- Oswald: 18.1 mi
- Nishnabotna: 18.7 mi
- Scott City: 19.0 mi
- Excelsior: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Spirit of Brownville Pier: 19.7 mi
- Captain Meriwether Lewis: 19.7 mi
- Muir House Historical Marker: 19.9 mi
- Brownville Historical Marker: 19.9 mi
- Brown-Carson Historic House: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Brickyard Hill: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Peru Trail Depot: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Dinosaur: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Center Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Hill | WSW 256° | 344 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tarkio, 7 mi away.
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