Ghost town · Missouri
Hickory Creek
Hickory Creek is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Shale Hill stands 267 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ray VanMeter Park, a park 5.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 203 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Audrain County, Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates39.99806, -93.66944
- 203.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
40 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 19
- Ray VanMeter Park: 5.8 mi
- Trenton Courthouse Lawn: 5.9 mi
- Sesquicentennial Park: 6.0 mi
- Moberly Park: 6.4 mi
- Eastside Park: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Jamesport Community Lake: 9.1 mi
- Newman Memorial Access: 12.3 mi
- Holmes Bend Access: 15.4 mi
- Wabash Crossing Area: 15.4 mi
- Gallatin Conservation Area: 16.9 mi
Museums: 5
- Baker School: 6.1 mi
- Grundy County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Grand River Historical Society Museum: 14.9 mi
- Missouri Quilt Museum: 24.6 mi
- J.C. Penney Museum: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Genova: 6.6 mi
- Leopolis: 15.8 mi
- Cream Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Cleary: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Trenton Community Garden: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Tower Hill Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Shale Hill: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shale Hill | S 176° | 267 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton, 7 mi away.
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