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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. 117 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

117 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • 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 HillESE529 m11.5 mi
Keyger MountainS508 m10.1 mi
Mary Gray HillE502 m21.0 mi
Pleasant KnobENE495 m11.0 mi
Pilot KnobSSE460 m11.6 mi
Coon Knob HillSSE445 m22.1 mi
North View HillNW444 m14.5 mi
Fair Grove MoundNW438 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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