Decatur
Decatur is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scrivner Road Conservation Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 97 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 97.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 121.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
125 named places within 25 miles
- Thoenen Park: 9.7 mi
- Saline Valley State Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
- Niekamp Park: 11.0 mi
- Jaycee Park: 11.1 mi
- Joseph Miller Park: 11.3 mi
- Scrivner Road Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Stringtown Bridge Access: 7.8 mi
- Honey Creek Access: 10.2 mi
- Saline Valley Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- St. Thomas Ferry Access: 11.6 mi
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Caboose: 14.0 mi
- Fairground Gate: 14.7 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 15.6 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 15.2 mi
- Lost Hill: 15.5 mi
- Rocky Mount: 16.0 mi
- High Point: 17.8 mi
- High Point Hill: 18.6 mi
- Stark Caverns: 14.9 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 16.1 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 16.3 mi
- The History Tree: 21.2 mi
- Jacob's Cave: 23.7 mi
- Fair Mural: 14.8 mi
- Armed Forces Mural: 15.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 15.9 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 16.2 mi
- Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 21.2 mi
- Moniteau County Historical Society Museum: 14.8 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 15.9 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 16.1 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 19.9 mi
- Teal: 12.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.4 mi
- Lisletown: 22.6 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Riley Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Decatur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | WSW 238° | 300.5 m | 16.0 mi |
| High Point | SSE 169° | 288 m | 17.8 mi |
| High Point Hill | SE 129° | 279 m | 18.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 172° | 268 m | 15.2 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SW 218° | 261 m | 20.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SE 134° | 252 m | 18.6 mi |
| Great Blue Heron Hill | SW 215° | 242 m | 22.1 mi |
| House Mounds | SSE 162° | 241 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldon, 11 mi away.
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