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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
Parks: 20
  • Thurman Point Public Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Webb Creek 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
Springs: 20
  • 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
Cliffs: 16
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 24.7 miles of Helvey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainENE439 m12.4 mi
Des Arc MountainENE423 m17.3 mi
Stegall MountainW409 m18.4 mi
Thorny MountainW405 m17.1 mi
Mule MountainW403 m19.8 mi
Mudlick MountainENE399 m21.3 mi
Rocky MountainENE387 m18.7 mi
Finley MountainNE386 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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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