Dewey
Dewey is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. Fair Grove Mound stands 438 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifford, a ghost town 5.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 26 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
88 named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park Access: 8.1 mi
- Neuhart Park: 8.8 mi
- Cribbs Family Youth Park: 9.0 mi
- Girl Scout Park: 9.1 mi
- Dallas County Community Park: 9.1 mi
- Negro Bend Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Smith Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Bramwell Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Cowan Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.0 mi
- Brushy Mound: 8.6 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 10.8 mi
- Goodnight Knob: 15.5 mi
- Lucas Knob: 16.3 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Schuette Prairie: 10.8 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 20.3 mi
- Bennett Spring Access: 22.5 mi
- Barclay Conservation Area: 23.1 mi
- Polk County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 9.1 mi
- Wommack Mill: 20.6 mi
- Bennett Spring: 22.6 mi
- Sand Spring: 22.6 mi
- Barclay Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dewey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove Mound | SSE 164° | 438 m | 21.6 mi |
| Goodnight Knob | S 170° | 404 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | SE 142° | 402 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SE 137° | 402 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lucas Knob | SSE 165° | 402 m | 16.3 mi |
| Henley Knob | SSE 168° | 394 m | 16.9 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | SSW 197° | 379 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Mound | W 269° | 333 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bolivar 1 NE, 8 mi away.
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