Fourteen Bend
Fourteen Bend is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennedy, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.6 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 243.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
89 named places within 25 miles
- General John Riggs Veterans Park: 7.0 mi
- American Legion Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Eastside Park: 7.7 mi
- Lake County Recreational Park: 8.9 mi
- Tiptonville Veterans Park: 9.0 mi
- Kennedy: 1.1 mi
- Stancil: 5.8 mi
- Stewart: 6.5 mi
- Black Island: 6.7 mi
- Linda: 9.3 mi
- Battle of Island 10: 12.9 mi
- Lee Morris Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Lenox Bridge Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Burgess Chapel School: 18.4 mi
- Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield: 20.1 mi
- Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 8.0 mi
- Missouri Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 16.1 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.8 mi
- Missouri Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 9.5 mi
- Caboose: 9.5 mi
- Sorgum Valley: 19.5 mi
- Full Throttle Distillery: 22.7 mi
- Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge: 9.5 mi
- Ernest Rice WMA: 15.9 mi
- Little River Conservation Area: 21.0 mi
- Dyer County Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 21.3 mi
- Higgerson Landing Museum: 21.4 mi
- Darnall Point: 12.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Indian Mound: 20.2 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fourteen Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishgap Hill | NE 50° | 154 m | 21.9 mi |
| Indian Mound | N 0° | 96 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caruthersville, 8 mi away.
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