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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. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

human settlement in Oklahoma, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79670, -95.35330

46 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • North Park: 15.2 mi
  • South Park: 15.4 mi
  • South Park: 15.4 mi
  • Park of Vinita: 15.9 mi
  • John H Morgan Park: 16.6 mi
Peaks: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • Chelsea Motel Ghost Sign: 18.3 mi
  • Republic F-86 "Thunderstreak": 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayrick MoundN 351°292 m11.2 mi
Timber HillE 91°291 m12.7 mi
Blue MoundW 272°277 m1.6 mi
Rogers MoundW 268°271 m8.6 mi
Notch MoundN 353°268 m3.6 mi
Potato HillENE 75°263 m21.9 mi
Pheasant HillESE 120°256 m11.0 mi
Goat HillESE 109°253 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0320:0620:44
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3116:2917:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374251606877828172615040

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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