Mud Town
Mud Town is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bezidek Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 29 miles off. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 26.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
172 named places within 25 miles
- Benton Park: 6.4 mi
- Thurman Park: 6.7 mi
- Potosi City Park: 7.2 mi
- Sunrise Lake Park: 11.0 mi
- Bonne Terre Park: 11.6 mi
- Bezidek Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.6 mi
- Berry Hill: 8.4 mi
- Blackjack Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sandy Hill: 9.1 mi
- War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Dedicated In Memory of Bryan L. Weeks: 7.1 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 7.2 mi
- In Memory of Jay Koen: 7.2 mi
- In Memory of Jason Wright: 7.2 mi
- Fountain Farm: 3.1 mi
- White: 3.3 mi
- Adelbert: 3.7 mi
- Fourche a Renault: 7.5 mi
- Pea Ridge: 18.0 mi
- Blue Springs: 7.3 mi
- Cold Springs Spring House: 11.7 mi
- Beecher Spring: 17.5 mi
- Harmon Spring: 18.4 mi
- Hamilton Spring: 20.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Pashea Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Twin Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Sunrise Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 11.4 mi
- TL Waterfront: 11.4 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 19.0 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 19.3 mi
- Bootleg Access: 14.1 mi
- Victoria Glades Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 22.3 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 22.6 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 22.8 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 11.4 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 21.7 mi
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 24.5 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 24.5 mi
- Space Museum: 12.2 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 12.2 mi
- Powerhouse: 17.8 mi
- Crystal City Historical Society: 24.1 mi
- Flyleaf: 6.8 mi
- Educational Garden: 11.3 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mud Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Mountain | S 173° | 531 m | 22.4 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | SSW 202° | 501 m | 21.8 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SSE 162° | 501 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stono Mountain | SSE 154° | 499 m | 23.3 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSE 160° | 481 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 175° | 479 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pruitt Mountain | SSW 195° | 478 m | 20.1 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SSE 152° | 469 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 10 mi away.
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