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Emmett

Emmett from directly overhead

Emmett is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Bloody Hill stands 383 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Mountain, a peak 6.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 9.1 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Dade County, Missouri, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates37.32616, -93.65326

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chance: 9.4 mi
  • Greenfield Public Use Area: 10.6 mi
  • Spencer Baseball Camp: 10.7 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 12.0 mi
  • Toney Park: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Peaks: 16
  • Sand Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Bracket Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Bryant Mound: 8.0 mi
  • The Mound: 9.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station: 9.2 mi
  • Jones Memorial Chapel & Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Ray House: 20.7 mi
  • Pedalers Bicycle Museum: 21.1 mi
  • History Museum on the Square: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 15.7 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emmett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bloody HillSE383 m20.1 mi
Graveyard HillNE379 m22.5 mi
Sand MountainENE369 m6.3 mi
The MoundW352 m9.4 mi
Bryant MoundW351 m8.0 mi
Grisham KnobNE327 m14.9 mi
Turkey KnobNNE326 m15.0 mi
Bunker HillN323 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5520:0020:39
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2616:2017:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576675797870584738
Precip in2.12.13.54.55.64.93.83.54.43.33.32.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH Grove 4S, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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