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McFarland

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McFarland is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Keyger Mountain stands 508 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadow Rock, a cliff 1.5 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 7.3 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71056, -93.08917

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shadow Rock Public Use Area: 1.9 mi
  • Jellystone Park of Branson: 2.8 mi
  • River Run Public Use Area: 2.8 mi
  • River Run Public Use Area: 2.8 mi
  • Kissee Mills Public Use Area: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 31
Cliffs: 21
Attractions: 19
  • Grand Country Resort: 10.3 mi
  • The Branson Coaster: 10.6 mi
  • Ride The Ducks: 10.8 mi
  • Chopper Charter Helicopter Tours: 11.5 mi
  • Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors: 11.5 mi
Museums: 16
  • Creation Experience Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Branson Centennial Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Branson Ghosts & Legends: 8.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Auto & Farm Museum: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 10.6 mi
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 10.9 mi
  • Ruined Building: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • Rock Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Cash Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Brown Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Garrison Spring & Gardens: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Scripture Garden: 10.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keyger MountainNE 34°508 m23.5 mi
PinnacleE 85°446 m17.2 mi
Bread Tray MountainWSW 248°413 m23.4 mi
Turnip KnobNNE 19°409 m18.1 mi
Haden BaldENE 73°405 m21.2 mi
Sow Coon MountainWSW 255°403 m16.8 mi
Chula VistaW 265°398 m8.9 mi
Lower Pilot KnobE 93°391 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:24
June solstice05:5519:5720:35
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2216:2017:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048586775797871594839
Precip in2.72.54.24.95.34.24.33.14.13.73.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozark Beach 2 NNE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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