Ghost town · Missouri
Howland
Howland is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. The nearest named place is Ross Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 4.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 80 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates40.53472, -92.95750
- 80.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.2 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
- 179.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
57 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 24
- Putnam County Fairgrounds: 4.6 mi
- Unionville Park: 4.7 mi
- Leah Bradley Park: 12.7 mi
- Seymour Lake Park: 12.7 mi
- Morgan Cline City Park: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Ross Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Rebel's Cove Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area: 13.5 mi
- Archangel Access: 14.7 mi
- Sharon Bluffs State Park: 15.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Historical and Coal Mining Museum: 14.3 mi
- Appanoose Historical and Coal Mining Museum: 14.3 mi
- Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail: 14.6 mi
- Moulton Historical Society Museum: 18.3 mi
- William P. Hall House Museum: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- West Liberty: 9.7 mi
- Lickskillet: 14.4 mi
- Terre Haute: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- South Crawford School (historical): 20.0 mi
- Union Church Cemetery: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 1
- Bessie's Barn: 14.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Unionville, 5 mi away.
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