Gaither
Gaither is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Brights Spring Knoll stands 382 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert E Talbot Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.5 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
60 named places within 25 miles
- Spirit of '76 Park: 4.9 mi
- Gibbs Park: 5.0 mi
- King's Park: 5.3 mi
- Wynne Park: 5.6 mi
- Spencer Baseball Camp: 8.9 mi
- Devils Wash Pan: 8.4 mi
- Cuba Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Guffy Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Snadon Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Daughtrey Bluff: 13.3 mi
- The Mound: 11.6 mi
- Bryant Mound: 12.5 mi
- Bracket Hill: 19.2 mi
- Sand Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 23.7 mi
- Jones Memorial Chapel & Museum: 5.0 mi
- Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station: 11.7 mi
- Harold Bell Wright/Pierce City Museum: 15.5 mi
- Battle of Carthage Civil War Museum: 23.5 mi
- Robert E Talbot Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Rae Letsinger Prairie: 16.5 mi
- Noah Brown's Prairie: 23.9 mi
- Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê: 23.2 mi
- Vietnamese Martyrs;Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam: 23.3 mi
- Đài Nữ Vương Hòa Bình;Mary Our Queen of Peace Monument: 23.3 mi
- Spencer's Gas Station: 10.3 mi
- Red Oak 2: 23.0 mi
- Bunker: 16.0 mi
- Hilton Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaither. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brights Spring Knoll | S 169° | 382 m | 24.2 mi |
| The Mound | NNE 17° | 352 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bryant Mound | NNE 23° | 351 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 34° | 323 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNE 17° | 321 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bracket Hill | NNE 22° | 299 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon Univ MO - SW CTR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Carthage · 24 mi
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