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Lawing

Lawing from directly overhead

Lawing is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 401 m. Keyger Mountain stands 508 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cash Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 15 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

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Coordinates36.92389, -93.16972

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Neal and Betty Grubaugh Park: 7.4 mi
  • Finley River Park: 7.5 mi
  • Sparta City Roller Park: 7.9 mi
  • Two Rivers Mountain Bike Park: 10.2 mi
  • McCauley Park: 10.8 mi
Museums: 24
  • City of Ozark Community Building: 6.9 mi
  • Smallin Civil War Cave: 8.8 mi
  • Creation Experience Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Missouri Institute of Natural Science: 15.4 mi
  • Ray House: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 20
Peaks: 16
Ghost towns: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Xeriscape Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Hosta Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Living Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Chateau Charmant: 16.9 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 21.3 mi
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 21.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Cash Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Brown Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Garrison Spring & Gardens: 6.8 mi
  • Olie Lasley Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Todd Spring: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keyger MountainENE 75°508 m18.2 mi
Pilot KnobE 79°460 m24.2 mi
Turnip KnobENE 77°409 m10.7 mi
Sow Coon MountainSSW 211°403 m22.5 mi
Chula VistaSSW 196°398 m16.2 mi
Lower Pilot KnobSE 142°391 m19.1 mi
Upper Pilot KnobSE 139°391 m20.0 mi
Hooten HillW 271°390 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5419:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2316:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566574787770584536
Precip in2.42.44.24.75.34.74.13.24.23.63.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozark, 8 mi away.

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