Fortyville
Fortyville is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Wagon Knob stands 305 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 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. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 14.5 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Madonna of the Trail statue: 13.3 mi
- Equiponderation: 17.3 mi
- Mo the Mule: 17.3 mi
- Today’s Quest, Tomorrow’s Destiny: 17.4 mi
- Petra: 17.4 mi
- Douglas School: 6.9 mi
- Confederate Soldiers' Monument: 7.8 mi
- Little Sister of Lady Liberty: 12.9 mi
- MASSACRE SITE: 13.0 mi
- KATHRYN KUHLMAN: 13.0 mi
- Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Hazel Hill Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- Ferguson-Herold Conservation Area: 14.7 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
- Hardin Conservation Area: 17.1 mi
- 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
- Wagon Knob: 9.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 10.8 mi
- Bryant Knob: 11.0 mi
- Cooks Knob: 17.9 mi
- Bone Hill: 19.1 mi
- Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library: 16.8 mi
- Oak Grove Historic Society: 17.3 mi
- McClure Archives and University Museum: 17.6 mi
- Ray County Museum: 20.9 mi
- Lone Jack Civil War Museum: 21.9 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 11.9 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 12.0 mi
- Cuba: 18.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Knob | WSW 243° | 305 m | 9.2 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | W 270° | 289 m | 20.1 mi |
| Minter Hill | W 270° | 288 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | W 271° | 286 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bone Hill | WNW 292° | 282 m | 19.1 mi |
| Knobs | SE 139° | 278 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bryant Knob | WNW 301° | 275 m | 11.0 mi |
| Cooks Knob | ESE 122° | 268 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Higginsville, 7 mi away.
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