Ghost town · Oklahoma

Centralia

Centralia from directly overhead

Centralia is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Hayrick Mound stands 292 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mound, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

human settlement in Oklahoma, United States of America

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Coordinates36.79670, -95.35330

13.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Parks13

North Park: 15.2 mi
South Park: 15.4 mi
Park of Vinita: 15.9 mi
John H Morgan Park: 16.6 mi
Riverside Park: 22.3 mi

Peaks12

Blue Mound: 1.6 mi
Notch Mound: 3.6 mi
Rogers Mound: 8.6 mi
Steamboat Mound: 9.3 mi
Pheasant Hill: 11.0 mi

Nature reserves5

Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Albertini Tract: 23.0 mi
Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Biller Tract: 23.5 mi
Harmon Wildlife Area: 23.9 mi
Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Perkins Tract: 23.9 mi
Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Perkins Refuge: 24.3 mi

Cliffs4

Coodys Bluff: 12.3 mi
Slate Bluff: 14.4 mi
Cedar Bluff: 16.7 mi
Big Hill: 21.9 mi

Museums4

Nowata County Historical Society Museum: 17.1 mi
Dalton Defenders Museum: 21.9 mi
Chetopa Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Emil W. Roesky, Jr., Memorial Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.4 mi

Attractions2

Chelsea Motel Ghost Sign: 18.3 mi
Republic F-86 "Thunderstreak": 24.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Alluwe: 14.9 mi

Artworks1

Winganon Space Capsule: 22.2 mi

Gardens1

Chainsaw Sculpture Garden: 22.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Hayrick Mound	N 351°	292 m	11.2 mi
Timber Hill	E 91°	291 m	12.7 mi
Blue Mound	W 272°	277 m	1.6 mi
Rogers Mound	W 268°	271 m	8.6 mi
Notch Mound	N 353°	268 m	3.6 mi
Potato Hill	ENE 75°	263 m	21.9 mi
Pheasant Hill	ESE 120°	256 m	11.0 mi
Goat Hill	ESE 109°	253 m	19.8 mi

Conditions

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:59	19:33
June solstice	06:03	20:06	20:44
September equinox	07:10	18:46	19:20
December solstice	07:31	16:29	17:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	42	51	60	68	77	82	81	72	61	50	40

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nowata, 18 mi away.

Sources

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