Clifford
Clifford is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Goodnight Knob stands 404 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ingalls, a ghost town 3.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 25 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 97.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
84 named places within 25 miles
- Negro Bend Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Smith Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Bramwell Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Cowan Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Burtin Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Pittsburg Landing Public Use Area: 7.5 mi
- Pittsburg Park: 7.8 mi
- Dallas County Community Park: 8.0 mi
- Buffalo City Park: 8.8 mi
- Nemo Park: 9.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 10.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 11.2 mi
- Lone Rock: 13.6 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 16.1 mi
- Goodnight Knob: 19.8 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Schuette Prairie: 16.1 mi
- Barclay Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Bennett Spring Access: 18.9 mi
- Coffin Cave Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 8.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Wommack Mill: 24.4 mi
- Barclay Spring: 18.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bennett Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clifford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight Knob | S 181° | 404 m | 19.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 173° | 402 m | 10.1 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SSE 165° | 402 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lucas Knob | S 177° | 402 m | 20.3 mi |
| Henley Knob | S 179° | 394 m | 21.1 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | SSW 203° | 379 m | 16.1 mi |
| Grisham Knob | SW 220° | 327 m | 22.2 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SW 229° | 326 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:17 | 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 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo 2N, 7 mi away.
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