Ghost town · Missouri
Hazleton
Hazleton is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hazelton Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 107 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri
What the record says
- Founded
- 1890
- Abandoned
- 1944
How to reach it
Coordinates37.52500, -92.02500
- 107.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
81 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 23
- Hazelton Spring: 0.1 mi
- Falling Springs: 1.2 mi
- Slabtown Spring: 2.6 mi
- Discharge pipe: 2.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 18
- Edanville: 4.9 mi
- Raftville: 5.0 mi
- Roubidoux: 9.8 mi
- Turley: 10.2 mi
- Plum Valley: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Peter A. Eck Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- George O. White State Forest Nursery: 7.9 mi
- Ross Access: 10.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Houston Towersite: 13.4 mi
Parks: 11
- Rodeo Stadium: 7.3 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 14.3 mi
- Richard F Clement Memorial State Forest and Wildlife Area: 20.4 mi
- Bosa Heights Park: 20.5 mi
- Fort Leonard Wood State Wildlife Management Area: 21.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Texas County Museum of Art: 9.4 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 16.0 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 21.4 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 23.1 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Bell Bluff: 8.7 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 4
- Cabbage Head: 6.1 mi
- Deckers Point: 18.6 mi
- Lost Hill: 20.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 2.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Uranus, Missouri: 21.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dad's Garden: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hazleton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNE 31° | 372 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cabbage Head | N 351° | 332 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lost Hill | N 351° | 241 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Licking 4N, 8 mi away.
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