New York
New York is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Grassy Knob stands 242 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Fe Hills, a peak 1.6 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 5.9 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 2.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 21 mi
132 named places within 25 miles
- Scott City Park and Public Pool: 6.0 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- East Cape Park: 9.2 mi
- Fort D: 9.7 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gilson Hills: 5.6 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 9.3 mi
- Lost Hill: 10.2 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- General Watkins Conservation Area: 12.0 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Shasta: 3.7 mi
- Ancell: 4.2 mi
- Grays Point: 5.3 mi
- Redman: 5.5 mi
- Tacaogane: 18.8 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 3.7 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- The Glenn House: 10.0 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 10.1 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 9.1 mi
- Fort D: 9.7 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 11.0 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 10.2 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 10.4 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 18.9 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 18.9 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 18.9 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 9.9 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 11.0 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 14.6 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 17.4 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 18.1 mi
- May Greene Garden: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New York. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NNW 341° | 242 m | 16.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | NNE 25° | 232 m | 11.3 mi |
| Coker Knob | NNW 346° | 228 m | 15.1 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 347° | 221 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 27° | 219 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tricky Hill | NNW 339° | 219 m | 24.1 mi |
| Italian Hill | NNE 33° | 196 m | 13.1 mi |
| Iron Hill | NNW 337° | 190 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 11 mi
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