Dryden
Dryden is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Wolf Mountain stands 281 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access, a nature reserve 4.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 66 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 66.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.1 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- Gobbler Knob: 9.5 mi
- Bee Hill: 9.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 10.1 mi
- Pinhook Hill: 11.4 mi
- Fuse Hill: 13.7 mi
- Float Camp Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- State Public Hunting Area: 10.5 mi
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Kingbee: 4.9 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 6.0 mi
- Martinsburg: 7.2 mi
- Parks: 11.1 mi
- Tucker: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Deer Leap: 7.8 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Kelley Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Malden Spring: 7.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 13.2 mi
- Markham Spring: 22.1 mi
- Big Spring: 23.2 mi
- Mitchel Spring: 24.0 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 4.6 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 5.6 mi
- Hilliard Access: 20.5 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 17.5 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 20.0 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 20.3 mi
- Frisco Depot: 20.2 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 20.3 mi
- Big Spring: 23.1 mi
- Float Camp: 7.0 mi
- Granite Obelisk Memorial: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dryden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Mountain | W 260° | 281 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 254° | 251 m | 21.6 mi |
| Conner Hill | W 273° | 239 m | 23.9 mi |
| Turkey Knob | W 268° | 234 m | 22.7 mi |
| Carson Hill | N 9° | 232 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pinhook Hill | NNE 28° | 229 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bunkers Knob | NNE 14° | 228 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fuse Hill | WNW 288° | 227 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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