Mark
Mark is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Lookout Mountain stands 244 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mounds Park, a park 3.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Mounds Park: 3.4 mi
- Villa Kathrine Park: 3.7 mi
- South Park: 3.8 mi
- Edgewater Park: 3.9 mi
- Clat Adams Bicentennial Park: 4.1 mi
- History Museum on the Square: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum: 4.3 mi
- Quincy Museum: 5.0 mi
- All Wars Museum: 5.6 mi
- Ag Museum: 9.2 mi
- Govenor John Wood Statue: 4.2 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens "Mark Twain" Statue: 12.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Huck Finn House: 13.4 mi
- College Heights: 11.5 mi
- Harrison Hill: 12.3 mi
- Cardiff Hill: 13.0 mi
- Holliday Hill: 13.2 mi
- College Hill: 17.1 mi
- Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park: 6.5 mi
- Julian Steyermark Woods Conservation Area: 10.9 mi
- Bay Island Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area: 21.4 mi
- Edward Anderson Conservation Area: 23.8 mi
- Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 4.5 mi
- Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 5.6 mi
- Kristy's Garden: 13.5 mi
- Lamb: 10.9 mi
- Hydesburg: 14.6 mi
- Cherry Dell: 19.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 24.9 mi
- Fall Creek Rest Stop: 11.4 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 23.9 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 24.8 mi
- Villa Kathrine: 3.7 mi
- Canton CB&Q Depot: 17.0 mi
- Tom & Huck Statue: 13.3 mi
- Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 13.4 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 147° | 244 m | 20.5 mi |
| Harrison Hill | SSE 159° | 222 m | 12.3 mi |
| Holliday Hill | SSE 158° | 214 m | 13.2 mi |
| College Heights | SSE 160° | 208 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cardiff Hill | SSE 156° | 202 m | 13.0 mi |
| College Hill | NNW 348° | 184 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quincy DAM 21, 2 mi away.
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