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Goldman

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Goldman is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Vinegar Hill stands 324 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Creek Covered Bridge, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 6.5 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

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Coordinates38.29722, -90.52139

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 0.4 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 12.7 mi
  • Typhoon Twister: 16.9 mi
  • Tornado: 16.9 mi
  • Pirate Ship Slides: 16.9 mi
Parks
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site: 0.9 mi
  • Sunridge Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sun Valley Park: 6.1 mi
  • Hillsboro City Park: 6.3 mi
  • Pevely Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 56
Historic sites: 33
  • Veteran's Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Jefferson County Law Enforcement Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Frisco Hill Stone: 7.1 mi
  • Pittsburg Plate Glass: 9.7 mi
  • Brynes Mill Ruins: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Frisco Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Buck Knob: 10.7 mi
  • Herman's Hilltop: 11.1 mi
  • Chinkapin Hill: 11.2 mi
  • North LaBarque Hill: 11.9 mi
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 17
  • Indian Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Hoene Spring House: 11.7 mi
  • Main Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Horse Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Smizer Mill Spring: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 1
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 17.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vinegar HillS 182°324 m19.3 mi
Sandy HillSW 235°307 m21.1 mi
Berry HillSW 233°293 m19.9 mi
Tavern RockNNW 330°272 m24.7 mi
Bald HillSW 215°266 m18.1 mi
Chinkapin HillNW 305°262 m11.2 mi
Bezidek HillSSW 205°261 m22.5 mi
Buck KnobSE 125°259 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:30
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0416:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574787669584636
Precip in2.72.54.04.94.84.73.83.63.42.83.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Festus, 8 mi away.

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