Keener Cave
Keener Cave is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Clark Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Markham Spring, a spring 5.5 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 50 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 49.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 62.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monolopy Overlook Platform · 19 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 20 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 21 mi
- HWY 51 Overlook · 22 mi
111 named places within 25 miles
- Bunkers Knob: 8.6 mi
- Pinhook Hill: 9.9 mi
- Carson Hill: 10.9 mi
- Flynn Hill: 13.6 mi
- Lone Hill: 13.9 mi
- Markham Spring Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Pet Park: 8.4 mi
- Walnut Cove Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- McLane Park: 10.1 mi
- Lake Wappapello State Park: 10.9 mi
- Taskee Station: 6.0 mi
- Upalika: 6.3 mi
- Kerrigan: 7.0 mi
- Ojibway: 7.1 mi
- Barlow: 7.6 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Halls Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Devils Washboard: 16.5 mi
- Hilliard Access: 9.3 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- Mingo Wilderness: 17.0 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 17.2 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 12.3 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 13.2 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 13.8 mi
- Frisco Depot: 14.0 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 14.1 mi
- Markham Spring: 5.5 mi
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Keener Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | NNW 337° | 439 m | 19.8 mi |
| Des Arc Mountain | NNW 349° | 423 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mudlick Mountain | N 0° | 399 m | 23.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 352° | 387 m | 23.5 mi |
| Finley Mountain | NNW 329° | 386 m | 22.4 mi |
| Frenchman Hill | N 351° | 383 m | 21.0 mi |
| Aley Mountain | NNW 345° | 361 m | 20.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 357° | 336 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wappapello DAM, 13 mi away.
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