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Finley Falls

Finley Falls from directly overhead

Finley Falls is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Park, a park 4.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 14 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.13861, -92.84028

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • South Park: 4.1 mi
  • Seymour State Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
  • Rogersville City Park: 12.6 mi
  • Marshfield Rotary Park: 13.8 mi
  • Town Square: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 13
Springs: 11
  • Todd Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Bell Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Olie Lasley Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Coon Spring: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Chateau Charmant: 6.6 mi
  • Giant Buffalo: 13.9 mi
  • Rose Wilder's Grave: 14.2 mi
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 14.2 mi
  • Doug Jones Grave: 14.2 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 14.4 mi
  • Beaver Statue: 20.4 mi
  • Big Kraft Macaroni: 23.2 mi
  • Major General Sterling Price: 23.5 mi
  • Sun Target II: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • White Hart Renaissance Fair: 12.6 mi
  • Hubble Spacecraft Statue: 14.3 mi
  • AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign: 18.4 mi
  • East Saint Louis Street: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Conway Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.1 mi
  • Conway Rest Area (Westbound): 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Xeriscape Garden: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillESE 103°529 m11.5 mi
Keyger MountainS 183°508 m10.1 mi
Mary Gray HillE 96°502 m21.0 mi
Pleasant KnobENE 66°495 m11.0 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 151°460 m11.6 mi
Coon Knob HillSSE 147°445 m22.1 mi
North View HillNW 321°444 m14.5 mi
Fair Grove MoundNW 312°438 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:23
June solstice05:5219:5720:35
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2216:1816:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323545546472777668564436
Precip in3.12.84.35.25.64.54.33.94.13.74.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — AVA 6NW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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