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Machens

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Machens is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Katy Trail Completion Bell, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route passes 2.4 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90306, -90.33222

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
  • Stone Bridge Footing: 3.5 mi
  • Stone Bridge Footing: 3.5 mi
  • Elsah Soldiers: 4.0 mi
  • Olin Foundation: 5.1 mi
  • McAdams Memorial: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Elsah Historic District: 3.8 mi
  • Sioux Passage Park: 4.3 mi
  • Champ County Park: 4.5 mi
  • Captain Jake Ringering Park: 4.6 mi
  • New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District: 5.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • Discovery Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • The Grove: 8.1 mi
  • River of Colors: 8.1 mi
  • Old Fountain Court: 8.2 mi
  • Rau Garden: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Lone Tree Indian Mound: 10.3 mi
  • Park High Point: 10.9 mi
  • Tucker Knob: 10.9 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Two Story Hill: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Picnic sites: 23
Springs: 16
  • Oak Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Spring: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Old Keller Quary: 6.8 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 6.9 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 9.0 mi
  • Cliff: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 5.7 mi
  • Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tucker KnobWNW 300°268 m10.9 mi
McAdams PeakWNW 295°246 m12.5 mi
Rocky HillNW 316°238 m24.0 mi
Kintown HillNW 315°238 m24.1 mi
McCoy HillNW 314°237 m12.6 mi
Franklin HillNW 309°234 m20.1 mi
Gaske HillNW 315°234 m24.6 mi
Plummer HillNW 313°233 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545576775797769584536
Precip in2.51.93.14.24.64.63.73.73.02.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles CO AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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