Norfolk
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
- 1.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 264.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 4 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Fort Defiance State Park: 4.6 mi
- Halliday Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Cairo Public Boat Launch: 5.7 mi
- Halliday Park: 5.7 mi
- Rushs Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Greenfield: 3.9 mi
- Fuget: 9.3 mi
- Crosno: 9.7 mi
- Belmont: 11.3 mi
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Caboose: 5.7 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 6.6 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 7.4 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 18.0 mi
- Twin Mounds: 9.7 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 15.2 mi
- Gilson Hills: 22.0 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 24.1 mi
- Proceeding On: 4.0 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Cairo Custom House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 11.4 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 12.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 18.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Hills | NW 316° | 177 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gilson Hills | NW 325° | 143 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | NW 308° | 102 m | 15.2 mi |
| Twin Mounds | N 351° | 99 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardwell 2 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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