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Hydesburg

Hydesburg from directly overhead

Hydesburg is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Pickerton Hill stands 251 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 4.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.67639, -91.46724

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bear Creek Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hospital Park: 2.7 mi
  • West Ely Park: 3.9 mi
  • Huckleberry Park: 4.3 mi
  • Veteran's Sports Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 11
  • Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Jim's Journey: 6.2 mi
  • Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 6.3 mi
  • Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 7
  • College Heights: 5.5 mi
  • Harrison Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Holliday Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Cardiff Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Kristy's Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Tom & Huck Statue: 6.3 mi
  • Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Spalding Beach: 13.6 mi
  • HWY 107 Beach: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Villa Kathrine: 17.5 mi
  • Florida: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hydesburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pickerton HillSE251 m17.3 mi
Lookout MountainESE244 m11.6 mi
Harrison HillENE222 m5.7 mi
Holliday HillENE214 m5.7 mi
College HeightsNE208 m5.5 mi
The MoundW207 m24.7 mi
Cardiff HillENE202 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263142536473777567554331
Precip in2.12.32.84.35.04.94.13.93.53.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal WTR WKS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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