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Empire Prairie

Empire Prairie from directly overhead

Empire Prairie is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Redmond Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Limpp Community Lake, a nature reserve 5.7 miles away. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.08306, -94.63917

98 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Savannah Youth Sports Complex: 13.3 mi
  • Duncan Park: 13.3 mi
  • Duncan Park: 13.3 mi
  • Messick Park: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • History of Amity Area: 18.9 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 21.5 mi
  • First House in Maryville: 22.0 mi
  • Maryville: 22.1 mi
  • Freedom Rock: 22.3 mi
Museums: 10
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Redmond Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Peach Tree Peak: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mozingo Beach: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redmond HillNNE 34°294 m17.7 mi
Peach Tree PeakWSW 249°20 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5020:1120:52
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3816:1416:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941526272767466544129
Precip in0.91.42.44.05.15.15.54.13.72.91.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conception, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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