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Hawley

Hawley from directly overhead

Hawley is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Antler, a ghost town 4.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 135 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.16889, -92.34861

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
  • Bald Knob Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Mary Gray Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Lead Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Pleasant Knob: 17.2 mi
  • Twin Knobs: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 19
Springs: 19
  • Callaway Riley Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Topaz Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Days Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Hoots Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 19.0 mi
Parks: 16
  • Ina Crandall Children's Park: 4.9 mi
  • Mountain Grove Town Square: 5.4 mi
  • Alumni Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Doug Jones Grave: 13.5 mi
  • Carl Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Rose Wilder's Grave: 13.6 mi
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 13.6 mi
  • Giant Buffalo: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • White Hart Renaissance Fair: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mary Gray HillSW502 m7.6 mi
Lead HillESE495 m8.8 mi
Pleasant KnobW495 m17.2 mi
Pilot KnobWSW460 m24.8 mi
Blue Buck KnobSE442 m19.9 mi
Tater HillSE438 m19.6 mi
Bald Knob MountainSE434 m6.7 mi
Twin KnobsSSE428 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2016:1616:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645556472777668574536
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.43.94.53.44.03.33.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Grove 2 N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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