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East Lake

East Lake from directly overhead

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. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.80694, -89.52028

Overlooks nearby

82 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • 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
Ghost towns: 16
Peaks: 9
  • Indian Mound: 16.7 mi
  • Indian Mound: 19.4 mi
  • Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 20.5 mi
  • Bird Hill: 23.9 mi
  • Lone Rock: 23.9 mi
Museums: 8
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • Cotton Belt Caboose: 7.7 mi
  • Magnolia Manor: 23.3 mi
  • Big Subway Gate: 23.7 mi
  • Caboose: 23.8 mi
  • Caboose: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Desert Storm Memorial: 23.2 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 23.3 mi
  • Proceeding On: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • A: 22.8 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillN 6°181 m24.1 mi
Bird HillNW 325°143 m23.9 mi
Cow HillNW 321°143 m24.1 mi
Wilson HillSE 141°143 m24.9 mi
Lone RockNNW 339°141 m23.9 mi
Ringer HillNW 319°140 m24.4 mi
Dogtooth Bend MoundsNNE 30°102 m20.5 mi
Indian MoundSSW 193°96 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:4019:4320:21
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0816:0616:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049607078817972614940
Precip in3.74.25.05.54.74.33.93.33.23.64.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sikeston PWR STN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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