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Fortyville

Fortyville from directly overhead

Fortyville is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Rattlesnake Hill stands 306 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Old Trails Road passes 12 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00473, -93.80800

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mayview City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Fairground Park: 6.0 mi
  • Postage Stamp Park: 6.9 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 7.3 mi
  • McCord's Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 32
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Mayview Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Wildflower Meadow: 15.4 mi
  • Beals Woodland and Stream Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Fountain Garden: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Wagon Knob: 9.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Bryant Knob: 11.0 mi
  • Cooks Knob: 17.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 19.0 mi
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 11.9 mi
  • Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake HillWSW 257°306 m19.0 mi
Wagon KnobWSW 243°305 m9.2 mi
Monkey MountainW 270°289 m20.1 mi
Minter HillW 270°288 m22.5 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointW 271°286 m20.0 mi
Bone HillWNW 292°282 m19.1 mi
KnobsSE 139°278 m20.9 mi
Bryant KnobWNW 301°275 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1516:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273243536473777568564332
Precip in1.41.82.84.25.34.95.03.94.03.22.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Higginsville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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