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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. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41083, -89.54694

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
Ghost towns: 16
Rest areas: 6
  • Truck Parking: 9.1 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
  • Marston Rest Area (Southbound): 9.2 mi
  • Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 14.9 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 6
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 HillENE 71°154 m15.3 mi
Logan HillE 85°154 m22.7 mi
Wilson HillENE 65°143 m18.7 mi
Mathis HillE 80°119 m20.1 mi
Indian MoundNNW 348°96 m11.4 mi
Indian MoundNE 48°92 m17.0 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 5080 °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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