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Marcoot

Marcoot from directly overhead

Marcoot is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Bell Mountain stands 519 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Scotia Demonstration Area, a park 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55444, -91.25833

135 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Springs: 28
Parks: 22
Ghost towns: 15
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 12.6 mi
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainENE 77°519 m22.0 mi
Lindsey MountainE 80°507 m22.6 mi
Johnson MountainENE 59°501 m23.5 mi
High Top MountainE 85°483 m23.3 mi
High Top MountainE 85°483 m23.3 mi
Goggins MountainE 93°452 m20.2 mi
Red HillSSE 165°410 m4.0 mi
Crooked HillN 356°410 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4519:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1716:1016:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746566472767568574536
Precip in2.72.84.05.05.64.23.74.34.03.73.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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