Ghost town · Missouri
Martinsburg
Martinsburg is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Wolf Mountain stands 281 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Knob, a peak 6.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 60 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
human settlement in Ripley County, Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates36.58784, -90.69067
- 59.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.8 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 20
- Float Camp Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- State Public Hunting Area: 11.7 mi
- Hart-Lynch Park: 12.1 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Wynn Park: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 16
- Rattlesnake Knob: 6.4 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 7.4 mi
- Grindstone Hill: 10.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 14.6 mi
- Bee Hill: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Pine Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Deer Leap: 12.2 mi
- Roach Point: 17.8 mi
- High Point: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Parks: 7.2 mi
- Dryden: 7.2 mi
- Kingbee: 8.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 12.9 mi
- Ponder: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 11.3 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 12.4 mi
- Hilliard Access: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Malden Spring: 11.6 mi
- Twin Spring: 19.6 mi
- Catto Spring: 23.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 20.2 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 20.3 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Frisco Depot: 20.0 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Float Camp: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Granite Obelisk Memorial: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martinsburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Mountain | W 278° | 281 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 271° | 251 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pinhook Hill | N 8° | 229 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fuse Hill | WNW 304° | 227 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bellah Hills | WSW 251° | 225 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mulvinia Hill | W 264° | 216 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bee Hill | WNW 300° | 215 m | 15.0 mi |
| Reed Hill | WSW 258° | 207 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 7 mi away.
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