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Lamb

Lamb from directly overhead

Lamb is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. The Mound stands 257 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Julian Steyermark Woods Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.74111, -91.38694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • J. Thad Ray Memorial Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.5 mi
  • Indian Mounds Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veteran's Sports Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cardiff Hill Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
  • Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Jim's Journey: 2.4 mi
  • Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 2.5 mi
  • Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 7
  • College Heights: 0.7 mi
  • Harrison Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Cardiff Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Holliday Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Kristy's Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Tom & Huck Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Villa Kathrine: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Spalding Beach: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundE 81°257 m23.2 mi
Pickerton HillSE 145°251 m17.4 mi
Lookout MountainSE 136°244 m10.0 mi
Harrison HillSSE 161°222 m1.4 mi
Holliday HillSSE 156°214 m2.2 mi
College HeightsSSW 196°208 m0.7 mi
Cardiff HillSE 143°202 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263142536473777567554331
Precip in2.12.32.84.35.04.94.13.93.53.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal WTR WKS, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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