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Helvey

Helvey from directly overhead

Helvey is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Clark Mountain stands 439 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 78 miles off.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

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Coordinates37.12533, -90.87123
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bear Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Shy Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Finley Mountain: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
Springs: 21
  • Gravel Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Mint Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Blue Spring: 16.3 mi
Parks: 20
  • Webb Creek Public Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Thurman Point Public Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Miller Community Lake State Wildlife Area: 5.6 mi
  • Piedmont Park Public Use Area: 5.7 mi
  • River Road Public Use Area: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Picnic sites: 1
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Helvey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainENE 68°439 m12.4 mi
Des Arc MountainENE 57°423 m17.3 mi
Stegall MountainW 260°409 m18.4 mi
Thorny MountainW 263°405 m17.1 mi
Mule MountainW 260°403 m19.8 mi
Mudlick MountainENE 64°399 m21.3 mi
Rocky MountainENE 58°387 m18.7 mi
Finley MountainNE 53°386 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4519:4920:28
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1416:1016:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847576674797769574637
Precip in3.43.24.75.35.03.94.63.23.83.44.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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