Ishmael
Ishmael is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Ore Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 52 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 51.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
141 named places within 25 miles
- Murry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Green Hill: 7.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.8 mi
- Dillard Hill: 9.4 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 9.6 mi
- Iron Ore Spring: 0.6 mi
- Woodlock Spring: 7.0 mi
- Beecher Spring: 10.9 mi
- Westover Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cold Springs Spring House: 12.0 mi
- Richter State Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
- Council Bluff Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Dillard Mill State Historic Site: 10.2 mi
- Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 11.5 mi
- Potosi City Park: 17.1 mi
- Brazil: 2.8 mi
- Palmer: 4.0 mi
- Shepard: 12.0 mi
- Buick: 14.3 mi
- Fourche a Renault: 17.3 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 9.1 mi
- WWI Memorial Plaque: 12.0 mi
- Hawkins Homestead: 12.4 mi
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 16.2 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 17.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Council Bluffs: 9.9 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Bootleg Access: 15.9 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 19.8 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 21.6 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 22.6 mi
- Riverview Access: 23.9 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 11.7 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 22.0 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 24.1 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 9.2 mi
- TL Waterfront: 12.0 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 12.2 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 12.1 mi
- Canoehenge: 19.4 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Educational Garden: 12.4 mi
- Canoe Tower: 19.9 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ishmael. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | SE 132° | 538 m | 24.2 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SE 135° | 536 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buford Mountain | ESE 111° | 531 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SE 140° | 519 m | 16.2 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | SE 137° | 519 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | SE 140° | 507 m | 17.4 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | ESE 121° | 501 m | 10.7 mi |
| Church Mountain | SE 142° | 501 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:08 | 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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 13 mi away.
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