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Kennedy is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourteen Bend, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.8 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26444, -89.59000

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • General John Riggs Veterans Park: 6.1 mi
  • American Legion Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Eastside Park: 6.8 mi
  • Lake County Recreational Park: 9.7 mi
  • Tiptonville Veterans Park: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 7.7 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
  • Truck Parking: 18.9 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 10.3 mi
  • Caboose: 10.3 mi
  • Sorgum Valley: 18.7 mi
  • Full Throttle Distillery: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
  • Dyer County Historical Society: 19.6 mi
  • New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Higgerson Landing Museum: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishgap HillNE 48°154 m22.7 mi
Indian MoundN 0°96 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:4219:4220:20
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0716:0816:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250607078818073625041
Precip in4.04.95.26.15.94.43.83.13.64.64.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caruthersville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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