Ghost town · Missouri
Flag
Flag is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Anderson Mountain stands 552 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Creek Public Use Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 3.7 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.62389, -93.30000
- 3.7 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 4.7 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 23.3 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Glade Top Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Long Creek Public Use Area: 0.8 mi
- Moonshine Beach Park: 1.1 mi
- Peninsula Observation Loop: 1.5 mi
- Jake's Point: 2.1 mi
- Coombs Ferry Public Use Area: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 45
- Table Rock: 2.5 mi
- Baird Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sow Coon Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Chula Vista: 5.9 mi
- Little Joe Bald: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Whiterock Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Oasis Bluff: 5.8 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Logslide Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.2 mi
Museums: 17
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 1.3 mi
- Titanic Museum: 1.5 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum: 1.6 mi
- World's Largest Toy Museum: 1.7 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 13
- The Runaway Mountain Coaster: 0.8 mi
- Go Karts: 1.3 mi
- The Branson Ferris Wheel: 1.4 mi
- Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors: 1.6 mi
- The Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 1.8 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 3.0 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Drury Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Cedar Valley: 5.8 mi
- Melva: 5.9 mi
- Radical: 6.6 mi
- McFarland: 13.1 mi
- Eaudevie: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 3.6 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 18.6 mi
- Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Rock Spring: 20.4 mi
- Carney Spring: 21.8 mi
- Cash Spring: 22.9 mi
- Gum Spring: 23.0 mi
- Brown Spring: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Moonshine Beach: 1.1 mi
- Don's Island: 1.9 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 3.1 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Scripture Garden: 3.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Mountain | SSW 207° | 552 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 188° | 547 m | 23.8 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSW 205° | 532 m | 23.3 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SW 220° | 531 m | 21.4 mi |
| Brother Knobs | SW 218° | 526 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | SSW 200° | 513 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wilkins Mountain | SW 216° | 512 m | 20.7 mi |
| Fort Mountain | SW 214° | 509 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Branson AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 3 mi
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