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Dryden

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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. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68117, -90.74790

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Parks: 19
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 9
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Poplar Bluff Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Float Camp: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf MountainW 260°281 m19.5 mi
Bald HillWSW 254°251 m21.6 mi
Conner HillW 273°239 m23.9 mi
Turkey KnobW 268°234 m22.7 mi
Carson HillN 9°232 m24.2 mi
Pinhook HillNNE 28°229 m11.4 mi
Bunkers KnobNNE 14°228 m22.9 mi
Fuse HillWNW 288°227 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4519:4720:26
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1216:1116:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947576675797870584738
Precip in3.43.84.75.65.73.54.63.83.73.94.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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