Hooker
Hooker is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ozark Mountain Ranch, a park 2.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 100.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
115 named places within 25 miles
- Ozark Mountain Ranch: 2.3 mi
- Fort Leonard Wood State Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Bosa Heights Park: 5.4 mi
- George M. Reed Roadside Park: 5.4 mi
- Saint Robert Municipal Park: 5.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 2.5 mi
- Shanghai Spring: 2.6 mi
- Mossy Spring: 3.5 mi
- Wilkins Spring: 6.9 mi
- Yelton Spring: 7.2 mi
- Clementine: 2.6 mi
- Arlington: 6.4 mi
- Spring Creek: 7.0 mi
- Vessie: 9.4 mi
- Relfe: 10.8 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 12.6 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 13.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 13.1 mi
- Ross Access: 13.2 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 17.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Duerson Slide: 11.5 mi
- Bell Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Uranus, Missouri: 3.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.5 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 8.4 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 8.8 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 16.9 mi
- Lost Hill: 3.0 mi
- Deckers Point: 5.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 14.6 mi
- Cabbage Head: 17.2 mi
- House Mounds: 24.3 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 3.2 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 7.9 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 8.0 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 8.4 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Millennium People: 16.8 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 16.9 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 17.0 mi
- Jesus Statue: 17.0 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Rolla Inn: 15.9 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 16.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 20.8 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Dad's Garden: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hooker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ESE 102° | 372 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cabbage Head | S 177° | 332 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lost Hill | SSW 203° | 241 m | 3.0 mi |
| House Mounds | NNE 17° | 230 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:12 | 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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Leonard Wood, 8 mi away.
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