Ghost town · Missouri
Louisa
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
- 117.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.1 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
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
- Queens Mountain: 8.3 mi
- King Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Tater Hill: 14.9 mi
- Lead Hill: 15.7 mi
- Dyestone Mountain: 16.0 mi
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
- Grogan: 1.8 mi
- Nagle: 5.4 mi
- Hattie: 8.5 mi
- Hurst: 12.0 mi
- Gravel Point: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Summersville Towersite: 8.4 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 10.3 mi
- Midvale Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- Cabool Towersite: 12.9 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Chimney Rock: 10.9 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Bell Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Bee Bluff: 21.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | W 270° | 495 m | 15.7 mi |
| King Mountain | S 179° | 463 m | 9.2 mi |
| Queens Mountain | S 174° | 446 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | SW 221° | 442 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | SW 221° | 438 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | W 265° | 434 m | 18.8 mi |
| Twin Knobs | SW 232° | 428 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dyestone Mountain | SW 219° | 424 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 14 mi away.
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