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Gaither

Gaither from directly overhead

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. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

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Coordinates37.15311, -93.88493
Around it

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 7
  • The Mound: 11.6 mi
  • Bryant Mound: 12.5 mi
  • Bracket Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 22.8 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 9.0 mi
  • Truck Parking: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Spencer's Gas Station: 10.3 mi
  • Red Oak 2: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Bunker: 16.0 mi
  • bunker: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brights Spring KnollS 169°382 m24.2 mi
Sand MountainNE 55°369 m23.1 mi
The MoundNNE 17°352 m11.6 mi
Bryant MoundNNE 23°351 m12.5 mi
Bunker HillNE 34°323 m23.7 mi
Sand MountainNNE 17°321 m22.8 mi
Bracket HillNNE 22°299 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5720:0120:40
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2616:2217:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747566574787769584637
Precip in2.42.33.74.55.95.24.03.04.72.93.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon Univ MO - SW CTR, 6 mi away.

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