Ghost town · Missouri
Omba
Omba is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fiddle Springs, a spring 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 138 miles off. 157 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.86833, -92.16139
- 138.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
157 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 56
- Nichols Knob: 2.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Round Valley Knob: 3.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Big Yoeman: 4.4 mi
Springs: 42
- Fiddle Springs: 0.8 mi
- Smallpox Spring: 2.3 mi
- Cathole Spring: 2.4 mi
- Sues Spring: 2.7 mi
- Big Spring: 3.7 mi
Parks: 31
- Carmen Springs Wildlife Refuge Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Davis Roadside Park: 12.0 mi
- River of Life Farm: 12.7 mi
- Morningside Park: 13.6 mi
- Lonnie's Lookout: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Veterans Memeorial: 19.0 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 19.5 mi
- Civil War Skirmish: 19.6 mi
- Polly the Parrot: 20.2 mi
- Howell County War Memorial: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Two Faces: 2.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.0 mi
- Rattail Point: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 10.3 mi
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 10.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 18.7 mi
Museums: 1
- James P. Harlin Museum: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cabool Towersite: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Omba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | NW 315° | 502 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lead Hill | N 354° | 495 m | 18.5 mi |
| King Mountain | ENE 56° | 463 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bear Cave Mountain | SW 228° | 447 m | 19.7 mi |
| Queens Mountain | NE 55° | 446 m | 18.0 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | NNE 25° | 442 m | 6.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 227° | 440 m | 19.2 mi |
| Timber Knob | WSW 237° | 440 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dora 3SE, 9 mi away.
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