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Louisa

Louisa from directly overhead

Louisa is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grogan, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 117 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.13611, -91.91028

88 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 22
  • Chimmney Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Blue Spring: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 18
Parks: 15
  • Morningside Park: 10.4 mi
  • Barn Hollow Natural Area: 13.2 mi
  • Emmet Kelly Park: 13.3 mi
  • Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 8

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillW 270°495 m15.7 mi
King MountainS 179°463 m9.2 mi
Queens MountainS 174°446 m8.3 mi
Blue Buck KnobSW 221°442 m16.9 mi
Tater HillSW 221°438 m14.9 mi
Bald Knob MountainW 265°434 m18.8 mi
Twin KnobsSW 232°428 m24.1 mi
Dyestone MountainSW 219°424 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566573777668574637
Precip in2.72.53.85.05.44.23.84.34.23.54.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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