East Lake
East Lake is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Jackson Hill stands 181 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ogden, a ghost town 4.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 2.9 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 20.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.9 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 24 mi
78 named places within 25 miles
- Matthews City Park: 5.1 mi
- Clayton Park: 6.1 mi
- Malone Park: 6.3 mi
- West End Park: 6.6 mi
- Sikeston Park: 6.6 mi
- Sikeston Depot Museum & Cultural Center: 6.1 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 12.4 mi
- Higgerson Landing Museum: 15.3 mi
- New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 15.4 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 22.8 mi
- Indian Mound: 16.7 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 20.5 mi
- Bird Hill: 23.9 mi
- Lone Rock: 23.9 mi
- Cow Hill: 24.1 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 23.8 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 23.8 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 23.8 mi
- Research Uncovered: 23.8 mi
- Lewis & Clark: 23.8 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 7.7 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 23.3 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 23.7 mi
- Caboose: 23.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Darnall Point: 24.5 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 23.3 mi
- Proceeding On: 24.3 mi
- Marston Rest Area (Southbound): 19.0 mi
- Missouri Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | N 6° | 181 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bird Hill | NW 325° | 143 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cow Hill | NW 321° | 143 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SE 141° | 143 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lone Rock | NNW 339° | 141 m | 23.9 mi |
| Ringer Hill | NW 319° | 140 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | NNE 30° | 102 m | 20.5 mi |
| Indian Mound | SSW 193° | 96 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sikeston PWR STN, 8 mi away.
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