Ghost town · Missouri
Kyles
Kyles is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Clark Mountain stands 439 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Wappapella State Wildlife Management Area, a park 3.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 59 miles off.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.13894, -90.52095
- 58.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 49.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Monolopy Overlook Platform · 20 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 23 mi
- HWY 51 Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kelly Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lone Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wilcox Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Daffron Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Rings Creek Mountain: 5.6 mi
Parks: 26
- Lake Wappapella State Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Old Greenville Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Greenville recreation area park: 4.5 mi
- Silva State Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Markham Spring Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Damon: 5.6 mi
- Kime: 9.0 mi
- Barlow: 10.0 mi
- Kerrigan: 10.4 mi
- Taskee Station: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Cedar Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Halls Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Finley Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Brown Bluff: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Blue Spring: 10.6 mi
- Markham Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Mingo Wilderness: 20.4 mi
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge: 21.7 mi
- Hilliard Access: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 11.9 mi
Museums: 1
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Kyles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | WNW 296° | 439 m | 8.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 4° | 438 m | 22.9 mi |
| Des Arc Mountain | NNW 331° | 423 m | 9.8 mi |
| Marlow Mountain | N 8° | 418 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNE 20° | 403 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mudlick Mountain | N 359° | 399 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Grass Mountain | NNE 16° | 392 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNW 339° | 387 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 14 mi away.
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