Ghost town · Missouri
Oswald
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
- 20.2 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Heritage Highway
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
- Maitland Access: 10.0 mi
- Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge: 12.3 mi
- Jamerson C. McCormack Conservation Area: 15.1 mi
- Lance Family Annex: 19.3 mi
- Hoot Owl Bend Access: 20.2 mi
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
- Kings Grove: 6.2 mi
- Nishnabotna: 14.3 mi
- Napier: 15.2 mi
- St. Deroin: 17.3 mi
- Center Grove: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 5
- Dinosaur: 8.7 mi
- Bobby Bearcat: 19.4 mi
- Centennial Sculpture: 19.6 mi
- Saint Francis: 19.9 mi
- Unity: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 5
- Spirit of Brownville Pier: 23.2 mi
- Captain Meriwether Lewis: 23.4 mi
- Muir House Historical Marker: 23.7 mi
- Brownville Historical Marker: 23.7 mi
- Brown-Carson Historic House: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 2
- Brickyard Hill: 22.7 mi
- Peach Tree Peak: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Piersons Point: 23.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Hill | NW 309° | 344 m | 22.7 mi |
| Peach Tree Peak | SSE 153° | 20 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tarkio, 14 mi away.
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