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Oakley

Oakley from directly overhead

Oakley is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Clark Mountain stands 439 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb, a ghost town 4.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 80 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.14889, -90.95528

151 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Springs: 28
Cliffs: 25
Parks: 19
  • Miller Community Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
  • Chilton Creek Campsite: 7.9 mi
  • Clearwater Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
  • Webb Creek Public Use Area: 8.8 mi
  • Thurman Point Public Use Area: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 3: 21.3 mi
  • Beach 2: 21.3 mi
  • Beach 3: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Big Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Cross Country Trail Rides: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 15.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainE 79°439 m16.4 mi
Des Arc MountainENE 68°423 m20.6 mi
Stegall MountainWSW 250°409 m14.3 mi
Thorny MountainWSW 253°405 m12.9 mi
Mule MountainWSW 251°403 m15.7 mi
Rocky MountainENE 68°387 m22.1 mi
Finley MountainENE 72°386 m12.7 mi
Wildcat MountainW 280°385 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4519:4920:28
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1516:1016:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847576674797769574637
Precip in3.43.24.75.35.03.94.63.23.83.44.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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