Ghost town · Missouri
Luna
Luna is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Bear Cave Mountain stands 447 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bixly Spring, a spring 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 141 miles off.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.65194, -92.30583
- 140.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 17.7 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Glade Top Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 25 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 25 mi
- Caney Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Narrows: 2.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cap Knob: 4.1 mi
- Brushy Knob: 4.9 mi
- Caney Mountain: 4.9 mi
Springs: 42
- Bixly Spring: 2.4 mi
- Althea Spring: 4.4 mi
- Hodgsen Mill Spring: 4.5 mi
- Shipley Spring: 5.8 mi
- Spoon Spring: 5.8 mi
Parks: 38
- Blair Bridge Park: 4.2 mi
- River of Life Farm: 6.3 mi
- Caney Mountain State Game Refuge: 6.7 mi
- Lonnie's Lookout: 9.1 mi
- Red Bank Use Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rattail Point: 6.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Bean Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Two Faces: 14.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- State Line: 11.0 mi
- Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair: 22.7 mi
- Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 8.1 mi
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- House Ruins: 14.3 mi
- Mountain Home Farmer's Market: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Arkansas View Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Luna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Cave Mountain | WNW 285° | 447 m | 6.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | WNW 287° | 440 m | 6.4 mi |
| Timber Knob | WNW 292° | 440 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock Mountain | WNW 300° | 434 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 269° | 429 m | 8.2 mi |
| Stony Knob | W 278° | 428 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pine Knob | NW 304° | 428 m | 10.2 mi |
| Twin Knobs | N 9° | 428 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dora 3SE, 8 mi away.
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