Far West
Far West is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Needmore Hill stands 286 m to the southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Far West Temple Site, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 187 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town and historic site in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States
How to reach it
- 187.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
74 named places within 25 miles
- Wallace State Park: 4.6 mi
- Maurice L. Robison Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Beaver Park: 7.0 mi
- Hamilton City Lake: 7.2 mi
- Cameron Community Park at Old Somerville: 7.2 mi
- Blue Jay Trail Access: 14.4 mi
- Ronald and Maude Hartell Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Pony Express Lake Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Lathrop Bridge Access: 16.4 mi
- Gallatin Conservation Area: 16.5 mi
- Old School of Cameron: 7.6 mi
- J.C. Penney Museum: 8.7 mi
- Missouri Quilt Museum: 8.9 mi
- Jesse James Birthplace: 21.7 mi
- Excelsior Springs Museum: 23.2 mi
- Far West Temple Site: 0.1 mi
- War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- History of Amity Area: 20.7 mi
- Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site: 22.1 mi
- Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster: 23.0 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Tower Hill Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 16.0 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 16.6 mi
- Needmore Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Vernon Church: 19.1 mi
- Ovid: 19.3 mi
- Tryst Falls: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Far West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needmore Hill | SE 146° | 286 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton 2W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 24 mi
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