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Kings Grove

Kings Grove from directly overhead

Kings Grove is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Peoples Park, a park 3.7 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24610, -95.12442

63 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Little Peoples Park: 3.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Wildcat Park: 4.0 mi
  • Craig City Park: 13.6 mi
  • Baseball Park: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Blue Star Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Memorial Bell Tower: 14.7 mi
  • Bell of '48: 14.7 mi
  • First House in Maryville: 14.9 mi
  • Maryville: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 5
Museums: 3
  • Skidmore Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Maitland Depot Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Nodaway County Historical Society: 14.7 mi
Peaks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Mozingo Beach: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainS 185°357 m24.6 mi
Peach Tree PeakSSE 166°20 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5220:1320:54
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:4016:1516:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840516272767466544029
Precip in0.91.22.34.05.55.05.34.23.53.02.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryville 2E, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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