Keokuk
Keokuk is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Guthrie Mountain stands 309 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Jones Park, a park 7.0 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 14 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
ghost town in Linn County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 87.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
62 named places within 25 miles
- Bob Jones Park: 7.0 mi
- Swank Park: 9.9 mi
- LaCygne Community Park: 11.6 mi
- LaCygne City Park: 12.3 mi
- Hurley Field: 12.4 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 16.6 mi
- John Brown Museum: 16.6 mi
- Linnville: 8.8 mi
- Paris: 8.8 mi
- Moneka: 9.2 mi
- Hail Ridge: 10.4 mi
- Berea: 15.8 mi
- Graveyard Mound: 10.3 mi
- Peine Mound: 13.4 mi
- Guthrie Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Spy Mound: 19.0 mi
- Summers Mound: 21.6 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 14.4 mi
- Anderson County Prairies: 18.0 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 18.6 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 23.2 mi
- Linn County Museum: 14.5 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 16.6 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 22.1 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 15.2 mi
- Miola Beach: 23.5 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 15.3 mi
- ATSF Caboose: 15.6 mi
- John Brown: 16.6 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Keokuk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Mountain | S 169° | 309 m | 18.7 mi |
| Peine Mound | NW 308° | 308 m | 13.4 mi |
| Spy Mound | E 87° | 296 m | 19.0 mi |
| Graveyard Mound | E 87° | 288 m | 10.3 mi |
| Walley Mound | ENE 69° | 276 m | 22.4 mi |
| Graves Mound | E 84° | 275 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rocky Mound | ESE 116° | 273 m | 22.7 mi |
| Summers Mound | ENE 75° | 271 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mound City, 11 mi away.
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