Ghost town · Missouri
Grogan
Grogan is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisa, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 115 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.15472, -91.88639
- 115.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 13.8 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 22
- Chimmney Rock Spring: 10.6 mi
- Dripping Spring: 11.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 14.9 mi
- Blue Spring: 15.3 mi
- Spring Hollow: 18.7 mi
Peaks: 16
- Queens Mountain: 9.6 mi
- King Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Tater Hill: 16.7 mi
- Lead Hill: 17.1 mi
- Dyestone Mountain: 17.8 mi
Parks: 15
- Morningside Park: 12.1 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 12.4 mi
- Barn Hollow Natural Area: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 15.0 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Louisa: 1.8 mi
- Nagle: 3.8 mi
- Hattie: 8.1 mi
- Hurst: 12.4 mi
- Gravel Point: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Summersville Towersite: 6.6 mi
- Midvale Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 10.2 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- Dogs Bluff Access: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Chimney Rock: 10.4 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Bell Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Bee Bluff: 20.3 mi
Museums: 1
- Texas County Museum of Art: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Welch Spring: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Welch Spring Hospital: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grogan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | W 265° | 495 m | 17.1 mi |
| King Mountain | S 186° | 463 m | 10.5 mi |
| Queens Mountain | S 183° | 446 m | 9.6 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | SW 222° | 442 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tater Hill | SW 222° | 438 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | W 262° | 434 m | 20.3 mi |
| Dyestone Mountain | SW 220° | 424 m | 17.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SW 217° | 400 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 13 mi away.
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