Ghost town · Missouri
Halcyon
Halcyon is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle, a ghost town 3.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 80 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.47639, -91.38278
- 79.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
122 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 33
- White Oak Spring: 8.4 mi
- Watson Spring: 8.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 10.0 mi
- Swiney Spring: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 22
- Tower Hill: 4.8 mi
- Ball Hill: 6.8 mi
- Red Hill: 8.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 15.7 mi
Parks: 19
- Scotia Demonstration Area: 5.2 mi
- Sinkin Experimental Forest: 6.3 mi
- Loggers Lake Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Jadwin Community Center Grounds: 10.0 mi
- Current River State Park: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Panther Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Echo Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Upper Dugan Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Lower Dugan Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Bee Bluff: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Welch Spring Hospital: 11.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 14.6 mi
- SHS Tiger Tank: 14.8 mi
- SHS Football: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Cedar Grove Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
- Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area: 13.8 mi
- Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Access: 22.5 mi
- Flat Rock State Wildlife Area: 22.8 mi
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Welch Spring: 11.9 mi
- The Deer Statue: 13.9 mi
- The Gassy Pig: 14.1 mi
- Cross Country Trail Rides: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Pulltite: 11.1 mi
- Beach 3: 22.3 mi
- Beach 2: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Turner Natural Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Round Spring Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Round Spring: 13.5 mi
Museums: 2
- Dent county museum: 14.2 mi
- Bonebrake Center of Nature and History: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Horseshoe Horse: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Halcyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | E 79° | 410 m | 8.0 mi |
| Crooked Hill | NNE 20° | 410 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sullivan Hill | NNE 22° | 410 m | 22.4 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNE 14° | 406 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hedley Knob | NNE 22° | 404 m | 21.4 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 12° | 400 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blue Knob | NNW 339° | 392 m | 23.6 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SSE 158° | 385 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 14 mi away.
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