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Oswald

Oswald from directly overhead

Oswald is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Brickyard Hill stands 344 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kings Grove, a ghost town 6.2 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

extinct town in Atchison County, Missouri

How to reach it

Coordinates40.26861, -95.23917

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Little Peoples Park: 8.5 mi
  • Wildcat Park: 8.6 mi
  • Craig City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Fairfax City Park: 9.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Skidmore Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Maitland Depot Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Nodaway County Historical Society: 19.8 mi
  • Museum of Missouri River History: 23.4 mi
  • Brownville Depot & Rail History Museum: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Atchison County Walk of Honor: 17.5 mi
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
  • Bell of '48: 19.7 mi
  • Memorial Bell Tower: 19.7 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 5
Peaks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brickyard HillNW 309°344 m22.7 mi
Peach Tree PeakSSE 153°20 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5220:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4116:1516:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242841516272757466534028

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tarkio, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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