Ghost town · Oklahoma
Hockerville
Hockerville is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Zincville, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates36.99389, -94.78111
- 2.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 2.3 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Quapaw Tribe Roadside Park: 2.7 mi
- Picher-Cardin Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Football Field and Track: 2.9 mi
- Liberty Park: 3.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Shoal Creek Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
- Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Chesnutt Tract: 13.3 mi
- Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Mitchelson Tract: 14.0 mi
- Wildcat Glade Natural Area: 14.4 mi
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center: 14.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Antique Auto Museum: 2.9 mi
- Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 3.5 mi
- Galena Mining & Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Route 66 Vintage Iron: 10.0 mi
- Dobson Museum & Home: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 10
- Marsh arc bridge: 5.9 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Conoco Hole In The Wall: 6.8 mi
- Tristate Marker: 9.0 mi
- Tow Mater: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 10.2 mi
- Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 13.4 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 15.2 mi
Peaks: 6
- Blue Mound: 2.5 mi
- Potato Hill: 13.2 mi
- Bell Mound: 22.8 mi
- Timber Hill: 23.5 mi
- Goat Hill: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 6
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 2.8 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 9.0 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 14.7 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 16.1 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Mother Nature's Crack: 14.5 mi
- Big Hill: 20.2 mi
- Owens Bluff: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Grand Falls: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hockerville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WNW 287° | 291 m | 2.5 mi |
| Timber Hill | SW 234° | 291 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bell Mound | NNW 336° | 281 m | 22.8 mi |
| Indian Hills | SSW 196° | 264 m | 24.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 233° | 263 m | 13.2 mi |
| Goat Hill | SSW 213° | 253 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 10 mi away.
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