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Linda

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Linda is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Darnall Point, a cliff 3.1 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 7.2 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41083, -89.54694

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
Ghost towns: 16
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
  • Marston Rest Area (Southbound): 9.2 mi
  • Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 14.9 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Battle of Island 10: 4.5 mi
  • Lee Morris Memorial: 20.4 mi
  • Lenox Bridge Memorial: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Caboose: 5.1 mi
  • Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 5.1 mi
  • Full Throttle Distillery: 24.4 mi
Museums: 3
  • New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Higgerson Landing Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Warren Thomas Museum: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishgap HillENE154 m15.3 mi
Logan HillE154 m22.7 mi
Wilson HillENE143 m18.7 mi
Mathis HillE119 m20.1 mi
Indian MoundNNW96 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:4119:4220:20
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0716:0716:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048596977807871604839
Precip in3.43.74.55.45.53.73.72.63.44.04.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portageville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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