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Hooker

Hooker from directly overhead

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. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86000, -92.06080

121 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • 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
Springs: 20
  • 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
Ghost towns: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Lost Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Deckers Point: 5.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 14.6 mi
  • Cabbage Head: 17.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 18.7 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Trail of Tears Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Rolla Inn: 15.9 mi
  • Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 16.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Natural Bridge: 7.8 mi
  • Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 10.0 mi
  • Truck Parking: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobESE 102°372 m14.6 mi
Cabbage HeadS 177°332 m17.2 mi
Pilot KnobNE 47°286 m18.7 mi
Lost HillSSW 203°241 m3.0 mi
House MoundsNNE 17°230 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645556473777668574536
Precip in2.82.54.24.95.14.64.24.23.93.43.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Leonard Wood, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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