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Norfolk

Norfolk from directly overhead

Norfolk is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Santa Fe Hills stands 177 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, a park 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.9 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.92950, -89.11729

Overlooks nearby

59 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
Ghost towns: 12
Artworks: 5
  • Lewis & Clark: 5.9 mi
  • Research Uncovered: 5.9 mi
  • Cairo River Wall Murals: 5.9 mi
  • The Story of Cairo: 5.9 mi
  • Welcome to Historical Cairo: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Caboose: 5.7 mi
  • Magnolia Manor: 6.6 mi
  • Big Subway Gate: 7.4 mi
  • Cotton Belt Caboose: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Twin Mounds: 9.7 mi
  • Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 15.2 mi
  • Gilson Hills: 22.0 mi
  • Santa Fe Hills: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Proceeding On: 4.0 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Desert Storm Memorial: 6.6 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • A: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe HillsNW 316°177 m24.1 mi
Gilson HillsNW 325°143 m22.0 mi
Dogtooth Bend MoundsNW 308°102 m15.2 mi
Twin MoundsN 351°99 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3819:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0416:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363949586876797871594739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardwell 2 E, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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